today whatever strains we get are imported from out of India whenever we isolate from the sample so curious about the fact that the original strain do exist or all mutated and imported
we have strain of lactobacillus which was used for curdling of milk. we may isolate it from rumen microflora
Naturally natural flora exist in India, but correct is that most industrial cultures used are imported as such have been selected and produced for their performance...
And because of phage problems direct inoculation is needed or investments in aseptic propagation...
Industrial cultures are composed of strains that are isolated from natural products. Mutations occur in nature and it is a source of diversity. We isolate what we need (enzymatic activity, acidification activity, texture formation, flavor formation, etc)
As long as you can identify the target performance /metabolic activity, the origin is not crucial. Strains that belong to the same species, that are isolated in different parts of the world could have similar properties and very similar performance when cultivated in milk.
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