Some Factors Influencing the Autolysis of Lactobacillus bulgaricus and Lactobacillus casei

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 639-646

  Kang, O J ^a   Vezinz L P ^b   Laberge, S ^b   Simard, R E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cell autolysis; Electron microscopy; Lactobacillus

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; LACTOBACILLUS DELBRUECKII SUBSP. BULGARICUS;

EID: 0040687323     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(98)75618-8     Document Type: Article

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