Partial purification and characterization of the bacteriocin produced by Lactobacillus acidophilus YIT 0154

Microbiological Research

Volumn 158, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 169-172

  Yamato, Masayuki ^a   Ozaki, Kanako ^a   Ota, Fusao ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Bacteriocin; Lactobacillus acidophilus

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; GROWTH KINETICS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PH EFFECTS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITIES;

BACTERIOLOGY;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS;

EID: 0041848716     PISSN: 09445013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0944-5013-00190     Document Type: Article

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