Biochemical properties of Streptococcus macedonicus strains isolated from Greek Kasseri cheese

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 817-825

  Georgalaki, M D ^a   Sarantinopoulos, P ^a   Ferreira, E S ^b   De Vuyst, L ^b   Kalantzopoulos, G ^a   Tsakalidou, E ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINES; AMINO ACIDS; METABOLITES; PALMITIC ACID;

ACID PRODUCTION; AMINE PRODUCTION; ANTI-MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BIOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; BIOGENIC AMINES; EXOPOLYSACCHARIDES; LIPOLYTIC ACTIVITY; PRODUCTION ACTIVITY; PROTEOLYTIC ACTIVITIES; TRIBUTYRIN;

STRAIN;

BACTERIOCIN;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHEESE; CLOSTRIDIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FERMENTATION; LIPOLYSIS; MILK PRODUCTION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; STREPTOCOCCACEAE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM TYROBUTYRICUM; LISTERIA INNOCUA; POSIBACTERIA; PROPIONIBACTERIUM; PROPIONIBACTERIUM FREUDENREICHII; PROPIONIBACTERIUM FREUDENREICHII SUBSP. SHERMANII; STREPTOCOCCACEAE; STREPTOCOCCUS MACEDONICUS;

EID: 0034075930     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2000.01055.x     Document Type: Article

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