Differences between Homolactic Fermentation and Heterolactic Fermentation



1  Differences between Homolactic Fermentation and Heterolactic Fermentation

No.
Homolactic Fermentation
Heterolactic Fermentation
1
Hexose is fermented to lactic acid
Hexose is fermented to lactate, acetate and ethanol
2
uses glycolytic pathway
uses phosphogluconate pathway
3
possess aldolase only
possess ketolase
4
pentoses or gluconate cannot be metabolized
pentoses or gluconate can be metabolized
5
Bacteria involved – Lactobacillus sp., Strep. thermophilus.
bacteria involved – Bifidobacterium sp


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Sadia Akhtar
Student of Department of Microbiology
Jagannath University.
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