The biotechnology of lactic acid bacteria with emphasis on applications in food safety and human health

Agricultural and Food Science in Finland

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 251-265

  Daly, Charles ^a   Davis, Ruth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Biopreservation; Functional foods; LAB vaccines; Probiotics

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0032388919     PISSN: 12390992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.23986/afsci.72862     Document Type: Article

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