A novel method for the detection of protease and the development of extracellular protease in early growth stages of Lactobacillus delbrueckii ssp. bulgaricus

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 481-485

  Kawai, Yasushi ^a   Tadokoro, Kiyoshi ^a   Konomi, Ryotaro ^a   Itoh, Kazumi ^a   Saito, Tadao ^a   Kitazawa, Haruki ^a   Itoh, Takatoshi ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Extracellular protease; Lactic acid bacteria; Lactobacillus delbrueckii ssp. bulgaricus; Microplate

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTOBACILLUS DELBRUECKII;

EID: 0039036133     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(99)75257-4     Document Type: Article

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