Microorganisms as an alternative source of protein

Nutrition Reviews

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 65-75

  Kuhad, Ramesh Chander ^a   Singh, Ajay ^b   Tripathi, K K ^c   Saxena, R K ^a   Eriksson, Karl Erik L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c Government of India   (India)

^d University of Georgia ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROORGANISM PROTEIN;

ANIMAL FOOD; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FOOD; HUMAN; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PROTEIN INTAKE; REVIEW; SAFETY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030913870     PISSN: 00296643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-4887.1997.tb01599.x     Document Type: Review

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