Novel organism and use thereof in production of functionalized whey products.

摘要

A biologically pure culture of the organism Xanthomonas campestris ATCC 31922 is disclosed.
A process for the prduction of a functionalized dairy whey product characterised in that it comprises:
a) providing a fermentation broth of whey and glucose; and
b) fermenting the broth with the organism Xanthomonas campestris ATCC 31922 to produce a functionalized dairy whey product containing a thickening polymer produced by the organism;
and, optionally,
c) drying the funtionalized whey product to form a dry functionalized whey product is also disclosed.
Dairy whey, a waste product of cheese production, may be functionalized by fermentation techniques to produce a funtionalized whey which serves as a thickening agent in the food industry. This simultaneously provides a method for utilizing the whey waste product.