Characterization and extracellular activity of psychrotrophic bacteria isolated from Villalon cheese (fresh variety of Spanish sheep's milk cheese)

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 33, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 301-306

  Santos, Jesús A ^a   López Díaz, Teresa María ^a   García Fernández, María Camino ^a   García López, María Luisa ^a   Otero, Andrés ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Lipolytic activity; Proteolytic activity; Psychrotrophic bacteria; Sheep's milk cheese

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; PROTEINASE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CHEESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; LACTIC ACID BACTERIUM; LIPOLYSIS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PSEUDOMONAS; SHEEP; TEMPERATURE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; OVIS; OVIS ARIES; PSEUDOMONAS;

EID: 0030560979     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-1605(96)01162-2     Document Type: Article

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