A method of screening for highly inhibitory lactic acid bacteria

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 59, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 739-745

  Kociubinski, Guillermo L ^a   Pérez, Pablo F ^a   Añón, Maria C ^a   De Antoni, Graciela L ^a  

^a Ctro Invest y Desarrollo C   (Argentina)

Author keywords

agar diffusion assay; Bifidobacterium; inhibition; Lactic acid bacteria; Lactobacillus; pH; Streptococcus

Indexed keywords

EID: 0029740454     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-59.7.739     Document Type: Article

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