Role of Streptococcus thermophilus MR-1C capsular exopolysaccharide in cheese moisture retention?

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 2147-2151

  Low, Deborah ^a   Ahlgren, Jeffrey A ^b   Horne, Diane ^c   McMahon, Donald J ^a   Oberg, Craig J ^c   Broadbent, Jeffrey R ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL UTILIZATION RESEARCH   (United States)

^c WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYSACCHARIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEESE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FERMENTATION; LACTOBACILLUS; MOISTURE; STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTOBACILLUS DELBRUECKII SUBSP. BULGARICUS; LACTOBACILLUS HELVETICUS; NEGIBACTERIA; STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS;

EID: 0031746510     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.64.6.2147-2151.1998     Document Type: Article

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