Preservation of kefir grains, a comparative study

LWT

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 77-84

  Garrote, G L ^a   Abraham, A G ^a   De Antoni, G L ^a  

^a Ctro de Investigacion y Desarrollo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Fermented milk; Kefir; Lactic acid bacteria; Preservation; Yeast

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); KEFIR; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOCOCCI;

EID: 0031068939     PISSN: 00236438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/fstl.1996.0135     Document Type: Article

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