Lactococcus lactis lactis is preferred for making soft cheeses and produces glutamate decarboxylase. Lactococcus lactis cremoris is preferred for making hard cheeses. It does not contain glutamate decarboxylase due to a frameshift mutation resulting in nonfunctioning proteins.Lactococcus lactis is so important in the cheese making industry, there is petitioning to make it the Wisconsin State Microbe.. lactis is a facultative anaerobe that converts carbohydrates into lactic acid by lactic acid fermentation. The lactic acid fermentation can produce L-lactic acid and D-lactic acid at low pH. When added to milk, the bacterium uses enzymes to produce ATP from lactose the byproduct of which is lactic acid.
Other names[edit] Also known as the Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN) or the Federal Tax Identification Number, the EIN is a unique nine-digit number assigned by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to business entities operating in the United States for the purposes of identification.
DEFINITION of 'Employer Identification Number - EIN' A unique identification number that is assigned to a business entity so that they can easily be identified by the Internal Revenue Service. The Employer Identification Number is commonly used by employers for the purpose of reporting taxes. Also known as a Federal Tax Identification Number. When it is used to identify a corporation for tax purposes, it is commonly referred to as a Tax Identification Number. BREAKING DOWN 'Employer Identification Number - EIN' The EIN is a nine-digit number, and its role is similar to that of the Social Security number. The number includes information about which state the corporation is registered in. EINs can be applied for by phone, online or by mail.