Chemical and microbiological characterisation of kefir grains

Journal of Dairy Research

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 639-652

  Garrote, Graciela L ^a   Abraham, Analía G ^a   De Antoni, Graciela L ^a  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS EXACTAS   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Kefir; Kefir microflora; Lactic acid bacteria

Indexed keywords

ACETOBACTER; ANIMAL; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; FERMENTATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KLUYVEROMYCES; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOCOCCUS; LEUCONOSTOC; MICROBIOLOGY; MILK; PH; SACCHAROMYCES; VISCOSITY;

ACETOBACTER; ANIMALS; ARGENTINA; FERMENTATION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; KLUYVEROMYCES; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOCOCCUS; LEUCONOSTOC; MILK; SACCHAROMYCES; VISCOSITY;

EID: 0035523405     PISSN: 00220299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022029901005210     Document Type: Article

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