PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a novel lactic acid bacteria which has high gastric acid resistance and arrives in the intestines while maintaining a high survival rate (the survival rate against gastric acid environment) and to provide food additives and fermented seasonings for pickles using the same.SOLUTION: The invention provides Lactic acid bacteria PIC-NBN22 strain (accession number: NITE P-1496), which belongs to Lactobacillus plantarum, having a survival rate against gastric acid environment of 260% or more under the condition of pH 3.5, and more preferably having a survival rate against gastric acid environment of 260% or more under the condition of pH 3.5 and a survival rate against gastric acid environment of 100% under the condition of pH 3.0 or more.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1COPYRIGHT: (C)2016,JPO&INPIT【課題】胃酸耐性が強く、高い生存率(対胃酸環境生存率)をもって腸内に到達する新規な乳酸菌及びそれを用いた食品添加剤、漬物用発酵調味物の提供。【解決手段】pH3.5の対胃酸環境生存率が260%以上、より好ましくはpH3.5の対胃酸環境生存率が260%以上で且つpH3.0の対胃酸環境生存率が100%以上のラクトバチルス・プランタラムに属する乳酸菌PIC-NBN22株(受託番号NITE P-1496)。【選択図】図1
