Portela da Gama Francisco Miguel, Dourado Fernando
Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar 4710-057 Braga, Portugal.
Bioimpacts. 2018;8(1):1-3. doi: 10.15171/bi.2018.01. Epub 2017 Dec 15.
Acetic acid bacteria (AAB) have been used in various fermentation processes. Of several ABB, the bacterial nanocellulose (BNC) producers, notably , appears as an interesting species, in large part because of their ability in the secretion of cellulose as nano/microfibrils. In fact, BNC is characterized by a native nanofibrillar structure, which may outperform the currently used celluloses in the food industry as a promising novel hydrocolloid additive. During the last couple of years, a number of companies worldwide have introduced some BNC-based products to the market. The main aim of this editorial is to underline the BNC potentials.
醋酸菌（AAB）已被用于各种发酵过程。在几种醋酸菌中，细菌纳米纤维素（BNC）生产者，特别是，似乎是一个有趣的物种，很大程度上是因为它们能够分泌纳米/微纤维形式的纤维素。事实上，BNC具有天然的纳米纤维结构，作为一种有前途的新型水胶体添加剂，它在食品工业中可能优于目前使用的纤维素。在过去几年里，全球多家公司已将一些基于BNC的产品推向市场。这篇社论的主要目的是强调BNC的潜力。
