Characterization of Lactobacillus acidophilus strains for use as dietary adjunct

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 105-109

  Gupta, P K ^a   Mital, B K ^a   Garg, S K ^a  

^a G B PANT UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Bile salt; Cholesterol; Lactobacillus acidophilus; Low pH

Indexed keywords

MANNITOL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BILE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHOLESTEROL TRANSPORT; DIET THERAPY; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; MORPHOLOGY; PH; SURVIVAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS;

EID: 0029917828     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-1605(95)00014-3     Document Type: Article

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