Lactobacillus plantarum: microfiltration experiments for the production of probiotic biomass to be used in food and nutraceutical preparations. Alberto Alfano a , Giovanna Donnarumma b , Donatella Cimini a , Alessandra Fusco b , Iolanda Marzaioli a , Mario De Rosa a and Chiara Schiraldi a . a Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Biotechnology, Medical Hystology and Molecular Biology, Second University of Naples, via De Crecchio n°7, 80138 Naples Italy. b Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology, Second University of Naples, via De Crecchio n°7, 80138 Naples Italy. * Corresponding author Prof. Chiara Schiraldi Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Biotechnology, Medical Hystology and Molecular Biology, Second University of Naples, via De Crecchio n°7, 80138 Naples Italy. Tel.:+39 081-5667679 fax.:+39 081-5667546. e-mail:chiara.schiraldi@unina2.it Keywords: L.plantarum, microfiltration, antimicrobial activity and whey fermentation Applied Cellular Physiology and Metabolic Engineering Biotechnology Progress DOI 10.1002/btpr.2037 This article has been accepted for publication and undergone full peer review but has not been through the copyediting, typesetting, pagination and proofreading process which may lead to differences between this version and the Version of Record. Please cite this article as doi: 10.1002/btpr.2037 © 2015 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Biotechnol Prog Received: Jul 28, 2014; Revised: Dec 09, 2014; Accepted: Dec 19, 2014 This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.