Lactobacillus helveticus H9 Genome sequencing. Lactobacillus helveticus H9 strain:H9

Source DNA available from Dr. Heping Zhang([e-mail]) and Dr. Zhihong Sun ([e-mail]) at Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, China. Lactobacillus helveticus. The homofermentative thermophilic lactic acid bacterium that is used in the manufacture of Swiss type and long-ripened Italian cheeses, such as Emmental, Grana, and Provolone cheeses. Lactobacillus helveticus H9. This strain is isolated from traditional dairy products of minority nationalities in China, has some good probiotic properties such as ACE inhibitory activity, which can produce abundant Ile-Pro-Pro and Val-Pro-Pro in milk.