The invention discloses an anti-acid-stress component and application thereof, belonging to the field of bioengineering technology. According to the invention, two recombinant Lactococcus lactis strains with substantially improved resistance to acid stress, i.e., L. lactis NZ9000 (pNZ8148 / RecT-A76) and L. lactis NZ9000 (pNZ8148 / RecT-MG1655), are obtained by overexpression of recT genes, originated from Lactococcus lactis L. lactis A76 and Escherichia coli E. coli MG1655, in Lactococcus lactis NZ9000, respectively. After the two recombinant Lactococcus lactis strains suffer from stress in an environment with a pH value of 4.0 for 3h, the survival rates of the two strains are 10.5 times and 1.4 times the survival rates of control strains, respectively; and after the two strains suffer from stress caused by 20% (v / v) ethanol for 6 h, the survival rates of the two strains are 3.7 times and 2.1 times the survival rates of control strains, respectively. The invention also provides a method for improving resistance to acid stress. The method has good industrial application value.