# Functional roles and engineering strategies to improve the industrial functionalities of lactic acid bacteria during food fermentation

*PRI Rank #20 · Topics and Trends in Most Cited Probiotics and Fermented Foods Papers, Class of 2026*

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Rank | #20 |
| 18m citations | 39 |
| Journal | Biotechnology Advances |
| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2024.108397 |
| Corresponding authors | Chongde Wu |
| Institution | Sichuan University, China |

**Ranking page:** [Topics and Trends in Most Cited Probiotics and Fermented Foods Papers, Class of 2026](https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/probiotics-and-fermented-foods/2026)

**Paper link:** [10.1016/j.biotechadv.2024.108397](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biotechadv.2024.108397)

## Topics

Lactic acid bacteria · Fermentation · industrial functionalities · metabolic engineering · Functional properties · Bioprocess optimization · strain improvement · probiotic traits · Acid tolerance · Gastrointestinal stress tolerance · Flavor compound production · Exopolysaccharide production · Bacteriocins · genetic modification · Adaptive laboratory evolution · Bioprocess optimization

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