Storage Stability of Freeze-dried Starter Cultures (Streptococcus thermophilus) as Related to Physical State of Freezing Matrix

LWT

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 540-547

  Andersen, Astrid B ^a   Fog Petersen, Mette S ^a   Larsen, Heidi ^a   Skibsted, Leif H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Streptococcus thermophilus; freeze drying; glassy state; storage stability

Indexed keywords

ARRHENIUS; STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS;

EID: 0004788196     PISSN: 00236438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/fstl.1999.0594     Document Type: Article

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