Opportunities to overcome the current limitations and challenges for efficient microbial production of optically pure lactic acid

Pretreatment of lignocellulose: Formation of inhibitory by-products and strategies for minimizing their effects

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Recent advances in lactic acid production by microbial fermentation processes

Abdel-Rahman, M. A., Tashiro, Y., & Sonomoto, K. (2013) · Biotechnology Advances · doi:10.1016/j.biotechadv.2013.04.002 · Cited by 1,022 · see citing works

Lactic acid production from lignocellulose-derived sugars using lactic acid bacteria: Overview and limits

Abdel-Rahman, M. A., Tashiro, Y., & Sonomoto, K. (2011) · Journal of Biotechnology · doi:10.1016/j.jbiotec.2011.06.017 · Cited by 596 · see citing works

Comparison of Different Methods for the Detoxification of Lignocellulose Hydrolyzates of Spruce

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Lactic acid fermentation from food waste with indigenous microbiota: Effects of pH, temperature and high OLR

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Engineering Cyanobacteria To Synthesize and Export Hydrophilic Products

Niederholtmeyer, H., Wolfstädter, B. T., Savage, D. F., Silver, P. A., & Way, J. C. (2010) · Applied and Environmental Microbiology · doi:10.1128/aem.00202-10 · Cited by 243 · see citing works

Lactic acid from cheese whey permeate. Productivity and economics of a continuous membrane bioreactor

Tejayadi, S., & Cheryan, M. (1995) · Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology · doi:10.1007/bf00172819 · Cited by 224 · see citing works

Cofactor Engineering: a Novel Approach to Metabolic Engineering in Lactococcus lactis by Controlled Expression of NADH Oxidase

de Felipe, F. L., Kleerebezem, M., de Vos, W. M., & Hugenholtz, J. (1998) · Journal of Bacteriology · doi:10.1128/jb.180.15.3804-3808.1998 · Cited by 223 · see citing works

Phylogenetic Diversity of Lactic Acid Bacteria Associated with Paddy Rice Silage as Determined by 16S Ribosomal DNA Analysis

Ennahar, S., Cai, Y., & Fujita, Y. (2003) · Applied and Environmental Microbiology · doi:10.1128/aem.69.1.444-451.2003 · Cited by 215 · see citing works

Development of biocatalysts for production of commodity chemicals from lignocellulosic biomass

Adsul, M. G., Singhvi, M. S., Gaikaiwari, S., & Gokhale, D. V. (2011) · Bioresource Technology · doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2011.01.002 · Cited by 199 · see citing works

Production of d-lactic acid from defatted rice bran by simultaneous saccharification and fermentation

Tanaka, T., Hoshina, M., Tanabe, S., Sakai, K., Ohtsubo, S., & Taniguchi, M. (2005) · Bioresource Technology · doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2005.02.025 · Cited by 191 · see citing works

Engineering a Cyanobacterial Cell Factory for Production of Lactic Acid

Angermayr, S. A., Paszota, M., & Hellingwerf, K. J. (2012) · Applied and Environmental Microbiology · doi:10.1128/aem.01587-12 · Cited by 187 · see citing works

l-lactic acid production by Lactobacillus casei fermentation using different fed-batch feeding strategies

Ding, S., & Tan, T. (2006) · Process Biochemistry · doi:10.1016/j.procbio.2006.01.014 · Cited by 183 · see citing works

Homofermentative Production of d - or l -Lactate in Metabolically Engineered Escherichia coli RR1

Chang, D.-E., Jung, H.-C., Rhee, J., & Pan, J. (1999) · Applied and Environmental Microbiology · doi:10.1128/aem.65.4.1384-1389.1999 · Cited by 175 · see citing works

Lactic acid production from corn stover using mixed cultures of Lactobacillus rhamnosus and Lactobacillus brevis

Cui, F., Li, Y., & Wan, C. (2010) · Bioresource Technology · doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2010.09.063 · Cited by 175 · see citing works

A co-fermentation strategy to consume sugar mixtures effectively

Eiteman, M. A., Lee, S. A., & Altman, E. (2008) · Journal of Biological Engineering · doi:10.1186/1754-1611-2-3 · Cited by 169 · see citing works

Two different pathways for D -xylose metabolism and the effect of xylose concentration on the yield coefficient of L -lactate in mixed-acid fermentation by the lactic acid bacterium Lactococcus lactis IO-1

Tanaka, K., Komiyama, A., Sonomoto, K., Ishizaki, A., Hall, S., & Stanbury, P. F. (2002) · Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology · doi:10.1007/s00253-002-1078-5 · Cited by 168 · see citing works

Replacement of a Metabolic Pathway for Large-Scale Production of Lactic Acid from Engineered Yeasts

Porro, D., Bianchi, M. M., Brambilla, L., Menghini, R., Bolzani, D., Carrera, V., Lievense, J. C., Liu, C.-L., Ranzi, B. M., Frontali, L., et al. (1999) · Applied and Environmental Microbiology · doi:10.1128/aem.65.9.4211-4215.1999 · Cited by 148 · see citing works

Metabolic Engineering of Lactobacillus helveticus CNRZ32 for Production of Pure l -(+)-Lactic Acid

Kylä-Nikkilä, K., Hujanen, M., LEISOLA, M. S. A., & Palva, A. (2000) · Applied and Environmental Microbiology · doi:10.1128/aem.66.9.3835-3841.2000 · Cited by 143 · see citing works

Efficient production of optically pure l-lactic acid from food waste at ambient temperature by regulating key enzyme activity

Li, X., Chen, Y., Zhao, S., Chen, H., Zheng, X., Luo, J., & Liu, Y. (2014) · Water Research · doi:10.1016/j.watres.2014.11.049 · Cited by 141 · see citing works

Lactic acid production from biomass-derived sugars via co-fermentation of Lactobacillus brevis and Lactobacillus plantarum

Zhang, Y., & Vadlani, P. V. (2015) · Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering · doi:10.1016/j.jbiosc.2014.10.027 · Cited by 135 · see citing works

Photoautotrophic production of D-lactic acid in an engineered cyanobacterium

Varman, A. M., Yu, Y., You, L., & Tang, Y. (2013) · Microbial Cell Factories · doi:10.1186/1475-2859-12-117 · Cited by 130 · see citing works

Microbial Lactic Acid, Its Polymer Poly(lactic acid), and Their Industrial Applications

Jem, K. J., van der Pol, J. F., & de Vos, S. (2010) · Microbiology Monographs · doi:10.1007/978-3-642-03287-5_13 · Cited by 128 · see citing works

Continuous d-lactic acid production by a novelthermotolerant Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. lactis QU 41

Tashiro, Y., Kaneko, W., Sun, Y., Shibata, K., Inokuma, K., Zendo, T., & Sonomoto, K. (2010) · Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology · doi:10.1007/s00253-010-3011-7 · Cited by 124 · see citing works

Efficient Production of l -Lactic Acid by Metabolically EngineeredSaccharomyces cerevisiaewith a Genome-Integrated l -Lactate Dehydrogenase Gene

Ishida, N., Saitoh, S., Tokuhiro, K., Nagamori, E., Matsuyama, T., Kitamoto, K., & Takahashi, H. (2005) · Applied and Environmental Microbiology · doi:10.1128/aem.71.4.1964-1970.2005 · Cited by 124 · see citing works

Genome-shuffling improved acid tolerance and l-lactic acid volumetric productivity in Lactobacillus rhamnosus

Wang, Y., Li, Y., Pei, X., et al. (2007) · Journal of Biotechnology · doi:10.1016/j.jbiotec.2007.01.011 · Cited by 123 · see citing works

Metabolic engineering and adaptive evolution for efficient production of D-lactic acid in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Baek, S., Kwon, E. Y., Kim, Y. H., & Hahn, J. (2015) · Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology · doi:10.1007/s00253-015-7174-0 · Cited by 118 · see citing works

Methylglyoxal Bypass Identified as Source of Chiral Contamination in l(+) and d(−)-lactate Fermentations by Recombinant Escherichia coli

Grabar, T. B., Zhou, S. D., Shanmugam, K. T., Yomano, L. P., & Ingram, L. O. (2006) · Biotechnology Letters · doi:10.1007/s10529-006-9122-7 · Cited by 117 · see citing works

Recombinant Escherichia coli engineered for production of L-lactic acid from hexose and pentose sugars

Dien, B. S., Nichols, N. N., & Bothast, R. J. (2001) · Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology · doi:10.1038/sj.jim.7000195 · Cited by 110 · see citing works

Strain improvement of Lactobacillus delbrueckii NCIM 2365 for lactic acid production

Kadam, S. R., Patil, S. S., Bastawde, K. B., Khire, J. M., & Gokhale, D. V. (2005) · Process Biochemistry · doi:10.1016/j.procbio.2005.06.007 · Cited by 110 · see citing works

Knockout of the two ldh genes has a major impact on peptidoglycan precursor synthesis in Lactobacillus plantarum

Ferain, T., Hobbs, J. N., Richardson, J., Bernard, N., Garmyn, D., Pascal Hols, A., Allen, N. E., & Delcour, J. (1996) · Journal of Bacteriology · doi:10.1128/jb.178.18.5431-5437.1996 · Cited by 107 · see citing works

Highly efficient production of l-lactic acid from xylose by newly isolated Bacillus coagulans C106

Ye, L., Zhou, X., Hudari, M. S. B., et al. (2013) · Bioresource Technology · doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2013.01.011 · Cited by 106 · see citing works

Genome shuffling enhanced l-lactic acid production by improving glucose tolerance of Lactobacillus rhamnosus

Yu, L., Pei, X., Lei, T., Wang, Y., & Feng, Y. F. (2008) · Journal of Biotechnology · doi:10.1016/j.jbiotec.2008.01.008 · Cited by 106 · see citing works

Homolactate Fermentation by Metabolically Engineered Escherichia coli Strains

Zhu, Y., Eiteman, M. A., DeWitt, K., & Altman, E. (2006) · Applied and Environmental Microbiology · doi:10.1128/aem.02022-06 · Cited by 105 · see citing works

d-Lactic acid production by Sporolactobacillus inulinus YBS1-5 with simultaneous utilization of cottonseed meal and corncob residue

Bai, Z., Gao, Z. Z., Sun, J., Wu, B., & He, B. (2016) · Bioresource Technology · doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2016.02.007 · Cited by 105 · see citing works

Efficient synthesis of L-lactic acid from glycerol by metabolically engineered Escherichia coli

Mazumdar, S., Blankschien, M. D., Clomburg, J. M., & González, R. (2013) · Microbial Cell Factories · doi:10.1186/1475-2859-12-7 · Cited by 104 · see citing works

Simultaneous saccharification and high titer lactic acid fermentation of corn stover using a newly isolated lactic acid bacterium Pediococcus acidilactici DQ2

Zhao, K., Qiao, Q., Chu, D., Gu, H., Dao, T. H., Zhang, J., & Bao, J. (2012) · Bioresource Technology · doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2012.09.063 · Cited by 103 · see citing works

Impacts of lignocellulose-derived inhibitors on l-lactic acid fermentation by Rhizopus oryzae

Zhang, L., Li, X., Yong, Q., et al. (2015) · Bioresource Technology · doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2015.12.014 · Cited by 102 · see citing works

Metabolic engineering as a tool for enhanced lactic acid production

Upadhyaya, B., DeVeaux, L. C., & Christopher, L. P. (2014) · Trends in biotechnology · doi:10.1016/j.tibtech.2014.10.005 · Cited by 101 · see citing works

High-titer lactic acid production by Lactobacillus pentosus FL0421 from corn stover using fed-batch simultaneous saccharification and fermentation

Hu, J., Lin, Y., Zhang, Z., Xiang, T., Mei, Y., Zhao, S., Liang, Y., & Peng, N. (2016) · Bioresource Technology · doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2016.04.034 · Cited by 101 · see citing works

Functional Replacement of the Escherichia coli d- (−)-Lactate Dehydrogenase Gene ( ldhA ) with the l- (+)-Lactate Dehydrogenase Gene ( ldhL) from Pediococcus acidilactici

Zhou, S., Shanmugam, K. T., & Ingram, L. O. (2003) · Applied and Environmental Microbiology · doi:10.1128/aem.69.4.2237-2244.2003 · Cited by 100 · see citing works

Increased Furfural Tolerance Due to Overexpression of NADH-Dependent Oxidoreductase FucO in Escherichia coli Strains Engineered for the Production of Ethanol and Lactate

Wang, X., Miller, E. N., Yomano, L. P., Zhang, X., Shanmugam, K. T., & Ingram, L. O. (2011) · Applied and Environmental Microbiology · doi:10.1128/aem.05008-11 · Cited by 100 · see citing works

Production of l-lactic acid from a green microalga, Hydrodictyon reticulum, by Lactobacillus paracasei LA104 isolated from the traditional Korean food, makgeolli

Nguyen, C. M., Kim, J., Hwang, H. J., Park, M. S., Choi, G. J., Choi, Y. H., Jang, K. S., & Kim, J. (2012) · Bioresource Technology · doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2012.01.079 · Cited by 98 · see citing works

Production of d-lactic acid from hardwood pulp by mechanical milling followed by simultaneous saccharification and fermentation using metabolically engineered Lactobacillus plantarum

Hama, S., Mizuno, S., Kihara, M., Tanaka, T., Ogino, C., Noda, H., & Kondo, A. (2015) · Bioresource Technology · doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2015.03.106 · Cited by 96 · see citing works

Improved Production of Homo- d -Lactic Acid via Xylose Fermentation by Introduction of Xylose Assimilation Genes and Redirection of the Phosphoketolase Pathway to the Pentose Phosphate Pathway in l -Lactate Dehydrogenase Gene-Deficient Lactobacillus plantarum

Okano, K., Yoshida, S., Yamada, R., Tanaka, T., Ogino, C., Fukuda, H., & Kondo, A. (2009) · Applied and Environmental Microbiology · doi:10.1128/aem.01692-09 · Cited by 95 · see citing works

Production of optically pure l -lactic acid from lignocellulosic hydrolysate by using a newly isolated and d -lactate dehydrogenase gene-deficient Lactobacillus paracasei strain

Kuo, Y.-C., Yuan, S., Wang, C.-A., Huang, Y.-J., Guo, G., & Hwang, W. (2015) · Bioresource Technology · doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2015.09.071 · Cited by 92 · see citing works

Fermentation of 10% (w/v) Sugar to D(−)-Lactate by Engineered Escherichia coli B

Zhou, S., Yomano, L. P., Shanmugam, K. T., & Ingram, L. O. (2005) · Biotechnology Letters · doi:10.1007/s10529-005-3899-7 · Cited by 90 · see citing works

Effect of Different NADH Oxidase Levels on Glucose Metabolism by Lactococcus lactis : Kinetics of Intracellular Metabolite Pools Determined by In Vivo Nuclear Magnetic Resonance

Neves, A. R., Ramos, A., Costa, H. S., van Swam, I. I., Hugenholtz, J., Kleerebezem, M., de Vos, W. M., & Santos, H. (2002) · Applied and Environmental Microbiology · doi:10.1128/aem.68.12.6332-6342.2002 · Cited by 89 · see citing works

Fed-batch fermentation of Lactobacillus lactis for hyper-production of l-lactic acid

Bai, D.-M., Wei, Q., Yan, Z., Zhao, X., Li, X.-G., & Xu, S. (2003) · Biotechnology Letters · doi:10.1023/a:1026276925649 · Cited by 88 · see citing works

Fed-batch fermentation for enhanced lactic acid production from glucose/xylose mixture without carbon catabolite repression

Abdel‐Rahman, M. A., Yaotian, X., Tashiro, Y., Wang, Y., Zendo, T., Sakai, K., & Sonomoto, K. (2014) · Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering · doi:10.1016/j.jbiosc.2014.07.007 · Cited by 88 · see citing works

Genome shuffling of Lactobacillus delbrueckii mutant and Bacillus amyloliquefaciens through protoplasmic fusion for l-lactic acid production from starchy wastes

John, R. P., Gangadharan, D., & Nampoothiri, K. M. (2008) · Bioresource Technology · doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2008.03.058 · Cited by 88 · see citing works

Engineering wild-type robust Pediococcus acidilactici strain for high titer l- and d-lactic acid production from corn stover feedstock

Yi, X., Zhang, P., Sun, J., et al. (2015) · Journal of Biotechnology · doi:10.1016/j.jbiotec.2015.11.014 · Cited by 88 · see citing works

The Effect of Pyruvate Decarboxylase Gene Knockout inSaccharomyces cerevisiaeon L -Lactic Acid Production

Ishida, N., Saitoh, S., Onishi, T., Tokuhiro, K., Nagamori, E., Kitamoto, K., & Takahashi, H. (2006) · Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry · doi:10.1271/bbb.70.1148 · Cited by 87 · see citing works

Efficient production of l-lactic acid with high optical purity by alkaliphilic Bacillus sp. WL-S20

Meng, Y., Xue, Y., Yu, B., Gao, C., & Ma, Y. (2012) · Bioresource Technology · doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2012.03.103 · Cited by 85 · see citing works

Homo- d -Lactic Acid Fermentation from Arabinose by Redirection of the Phosphoketolase Pathway to the Pentose Phosphate Pathway in l -Lactate Dehydrogenase Gene-Deficient Lactobacillus plantarum

Okano, K., Yoshida, S., Tanaka, T., Ogino, C., Fukuda, H., & Kondo, A. (2009) · Applied and Environmental Microbiology · doi:10.1128/aem.00573-09 · Cited by 84 · see citing works

Enhanced D-lactic acid production from renewable resources using engineered Lactobacillus plantarum

Zhang, Y., Vadlani, P. V., Kumar, A., Hardwidge, P. R., Govind, R., Tanaka, T., & Kondo, A. (2015) · Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology · doi:10.1007/s00253-015-7016-0 · Cited by 84 · see citing works

Identifying inhibitory effects of lignocellulosic by-products on growth of lactic acid producing micro-organisms using a rapid small-scale screening method

van der Pol, E. C., Vaessen, E. M. J., Weusthuis, R. A., & Eggink, G. (2016) · Bioresource Technology · doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2016.03.037 · Cited by 84 · see citing works

Efficient Homofermentative l -(+)-Lactic Acid Production from Xylose by a Novel Lactic Acid Bacterium, Enterococcus mundtii QU 25

Abdel‐Rahman, M. A., Tashiro, Y., Zendo, T., Hanada, K., Shibata, K., & Sonomoto, K. (2010) · Applied and Environmental Microbiology · doi:10.1128/aem.02076-10 · Cited by 83 · see citing works

Fermentation of 12% (w/v) Glucose to 1.2 m Lactate by Escherichia coli Strain SZ194 using Mineral Salts Medium

Zhou, S., Shanmugam, K. T., Yomano, L. P., et al. (2006) · Biotechnology Letters · doi:10.1007/s10529-006-0032-5 · Cited by 83 · see citing works

Microalgae (Nannochloropsis salina) biomass to lactic acid and lipid

Talukder, M. M. R., Das, P., & Wu, J. C. (2012) · Biochemical Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.bej.2012.07.001 · Cited by 82 · see citing works

Screening of lactic acid bacteria for their potential as microbial cell factories for bioconversion of lignocellulosic feedstocks

Boguta, A. M., Bringel, F., Martinussen, J., & Jensen, P. R. (2014) · Microbial Cell Factories · doi:10.1186/s12934-014-0097-0 · Cited by 82 · see citing works

Enhanced isomer purity of lactic acid from the non-sterile fermentation of kitchen wastes

Zhang, B., He, P., YE, N., & SHAO, L. (2007) · Bioresource Technology · doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2007.01.010 · Cited by 78 · see citing works

Continuous fermentation of clarified corn stover hydrolysate for the production of lactic acid at high yield and productivity

Ahring, B. K., Traverso, J. J., Murali, N., & Srinivas, K. (2016) · Biochemical Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.bej.2016.01.012 · Cited by 78 · see citing works

Engineering cellular redox balance in Saccharomyces cerevisiae for improved production of L‐lactic acid

Lee, J. Y., Kang, C. D., Lee, S. H., Park, Y. K., & Cho, K. M. (2014) · Biotechnology and Bioengineering · doi:10.1002/bit.25488 · Cited by 77 · see citing works

Production of l-lactic acid by the yeast Candida sonorensis expressing heterologous bacterial and fungal lactate dehydrogenases

Ilmén, M., Koivuranta, K., Ruohonen, L., Rajgarhia, V. B., Suominen, P. L., & Penttilä, M. E. (2013) · Microbial Cell Factories · doi:10.1186/1475-2859-12-53 · Cited by 76 · see citing works

Lactic acid production from xylose by engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae without PDC or ADH deletion

Turner, T. L., Zhang, G.-C., Kim, S. R., Subramaniam, V., Steffen, D., Skory, C. D., Jang, J. Y., Yu, B. J., & Jin, Y. (2015) · Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology · doi:10.1007/s00253-015-6701-3 · Cited by 75 · see citing works

Extractive fermentation of l-(+)-lactic acid by Pediococcus pentosaceus using electrodeionization (EDI) technique

Boontawan, P., Kanchanathawee, S., & Boontawan, A. (2011) · Biochemical Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.bej.2011.02.021 · Cited by 71 · see citing works

Introduction of a bacterial acetyl-CoA synthesis pathway improves lactic acid production in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Song, J.-Y., Park, J.-S., Kang, C. D., Cho, H.-Y., Yang, D., Lee, S., & Cho, K. M. (2015) · Metabolic Engineering · doi:10.1016/j.ymben.2015.09.006 · Cited by 71 · see citing works

Improving lactic acid productivity from wheat straw hydrolysates by membrane integrated repeated batch fermentation under non-sterilized conditions

Zhang, Y., Chen, X., Qi, B., Luo, J., Shen, F., Su, Y., Khan, R., & Wan, Y. (2014) · Bioresource Technology · doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2014.04.038 · Cited by 69 · see citing works

Lactic Acid Production from Pretreated Hydrolysates of Corn Stover by a Newly Developed Bacillus coagulans Strain

Jiang, T., Qiao, H., Zheng, Z., et al. (2016) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0149101 · Cited by 69 · see citing works

Improvement of l-lactic acid productivity from sweet sorghum juice by repeated batch fermentation coupled with membrane separation

Wang, Y., Meng, H., Cai, D., Wang, B., Qin, P., Wang, Z., & Tan, T. (2016) · Bioresource Technology · doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2016.03.095 · Cited by 69 · see citing works

Efficient production of l-lactic acid by newly isolated thermophilic Bacillus coagulans WCP10-4 with high glucose tolerance

Zhou, X., Ye, L., & Wu, J. C. (2013) · Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology · doi:10.1007/s00253-013-4710-7 · Cited by 68 · see citing works

l-Lactic acid production by combined utilization of agricultural bioresources as renewable and economical substrates through batch and repeated-batch fermentation of Enterococcus faecalis RKY1

Reddy, L. V., Kim, Y.-M., Yun, J.-S., Ryu, H., & Wee, Y. (2016) · Bioresource Technology · doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2016.02.115 · Cited by 68 · see citing works

Improved lactic acid productivity by an open repeated batch fermentation system using Enterococcus mundtii QU 25

Abdel-Rahman, M. A., Tashiro, Y., Zendo, T., & Sonomoto, K. (2013) · RSC Advances · doi:10.1039/c3ra00078h · Cited by 67 · see citing works

Engineering Sugar Utilization and Microbial Tolerance toward Lignocellulose Conversion

Nieves, L. M., Panyon, L. A., & Wang, X. (2015) · Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology · doi:10.3389/fbioe.2015.00017 · Cited by 67 · see citing works

Engineering Trehalose Synthesis in Lactococcus lactis for Improved Stress Tolerance

Carvalho, A. L., Cardoso, F. S. P. L., Böhn, A., Neves, A. R., & Santos, H. (2011) · Applied and Environmental Microbiology · doi:10.1128/aem.02922-10 · Cited by 67 · see citing works

A novel production process for optically pure l-lactic acid from kitchen refuse using a bacterial consortium at high temperatures

Tashiro, Y., Hiroko, M., Miyamoto, H., Okugawa, Y., Poudel, P., Miyamoto, H., & Sakai, K. (2013) · Bioresource Technology · doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2013.07.102 · Cited by 65 · see citing works

Isolation and characterisation of lactic acid bacterium for effective fermentation of cellobiose into optically pure homo l-(+)-lactic acid

Abdel‐Rahman, M. A., Tashiro, Y., Zendo, T., Shibata, K., & Sonomoto, K. (2010) · Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology · doi:10.1007/s00253-010-2986-4 · Cited by 65 · see citing works

Batch and repeated batch production of l(+)-lactic acid by Enterococcus faecalis RKY1 using wood hydrolyzate and corn steep liquor

Wee, Y., Yun, J.-S., Kim, D., & Ryu, H. W. (2006) · Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology · doi:10.1007/s10295-006-0084-5 · Cited by 64 · see citing works

Improvement of l-lactic acid production by osmotic-tolerant mutant of Lactobacillus casei at high temperature

Ge, X., Yuan, J., Qin, H., & Wei-guo, Z. (2010) · Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology · doi:10.1007/s00253-010-2868-9 · Cited by 63 · see citing works

d -Lactate Dehydrogenase Gene ( ldhD ) Inactivation and Resulting Metabolic Effects in the Lactobacillus johnsonii Strains La1 and N312

Lapierre, L., Germond, J., Ott, A., Delley, M., & Mollet, B. (1999) · Applied and Environmental Microbiology · doi:10.1128/aem.65.9.4002-4007.1999 · Cited by 61 · see citing works

Optimization of lactic acid production by immobilized Lactococcus lactis IO-1

Sirisansaneeyakul, S., Luangpipat, T., Vanichsriratana, W., Srinophakun, T. R., Chen, H. H.-H., & Yusuf Chisti, B. (2007) · Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology · doi:10.1007/s10295-007-0208-6 · Cited by 60 · see citing works

Simultaneous detoxification, saccharification and co-fermentation of oil palm empty fruit bunch hydrolysate for l-lactic acid production by Bacillus coagulans JI12

Ye, L., Hudari, M. S. B., Li, Z., & Wu, J. C. (2013) · Biochemical Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.bej.2013.12.005 · Cited by 60 · see citing works

Production of lactic acid from date juice extract with free cells of single and mixed cultures of Lactobacillus casei and Lactococcus lactis

Nancib, A., Nancib, N., & Boudrant, J. (2009) · World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology · doi:10.1007/s11274-009-0029-z · Cited by 59 · see citing works

Enhancing the light-driven production of d-lactate by engineering cyanobacterium using a combinational strategy

Li, C., Tao, F., Ni, J., Wang, Y., Yao, F., & Xu, P. (2015) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/srep09777 · Cited by 59 · see citing works

Lactic acid production by Rhizopus oryzae transformants with modified lactate dehydrogenase activity

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