American Society for Microbiology, Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 1(88), 2022
DOI: 10.1128/aem.01723-21
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Streptococcus thermophilus is an important starter culture bacterium in global dairy fermentation processes, where it is used for the production of various cheeses and yogurt. Bacteriophage predation of the species can result in substandard product quality and, in rare cases, complete fermentation collapse.