Determination and characterization of the antimicrobial activity of the fermented tea Kombucha

LWT

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 291-296

  Greenwalt, C J ^a   Ledford, R A ^a   Steinkraus, K H ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetic acid; Antibacterial activity; Kombucha; Tea; Tea fungus

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006009471     PISSN: 00236438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/fstl.1997.0354     Document Type: Article

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