Identification of Lactobacillus species associated with selected African fermented foods

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung Section C - Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 52, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 105-108

  Olasupo, N A ^a   Olukoya, D K ^b   Odunfa, S A ^c  

^a LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b NIGERIAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

African Fermented Food; Lactobacillus

Indexed keywords

LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; LACTOBACILLUS BREVIS; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; LACTOBACILLUS DELBRUECKII; LACTOBACILLUS FERMENTUM; LACTOBACILLUS JENSENII; LACTOBACILLUS LEICHMANNII; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM; LACTOBACILLUS SALIVARIUS; MANIHOT ESCULENTA; PARKIA FILICOIDEA; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0030993060     PISSN: 09395075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/znc-1997-1-218     Document Type: Article

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