Heteropolysaccharides from lactic acid bacteria

FEMS Microbiology Reviews

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 153-177

  De Vuyst, Luc ^a   Degeest, Bart ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Biothickener; Exopolysaccharide; Lactic acid bacteria

Indexed keywords

FOOD ADDITIVE; POLYSACCHARIDE; THICKENING AGENT; YOGHURT;

BIOSYNTHESIS; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; LACTIC ACID BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; REVIEW;

EID: 0032921650     PISSN: 01686445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-6445(98)00042-4     Document Type: Article

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