Interactions between Lactobacillus kefiranofaciens and Saccharomyces cerevisiae in Mixed Culture for Kefiran Production

Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 279-284

  Cheirsilp, Benjamas ^a,b   Shoji, Hirofumi ^a   Shimizu, Hiroshi ^a   Shioya, Suteaki ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Interaction; Lactic acid bacteria; Mixed culture; Polysaccharides; Yeast

Indexed keywords

FERMENTATION; ORGANIC ACIDS;

MICROBIAL INTERACTIONS;

BACTERIA;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; KEFIRAN; LACTIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DRUG MANUFACTURE; EXPERIMENT; FERMENTATION TECHNIQUE; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS KEFIRANOFACIENS; MICROBIAL KINETICS; MIXED CELL CULTURE; NONHUMAN; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS KEFIRANOFACIENS; POSIBACTERIA; SACCHAROMYCES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0141922985     PISSN: 13891723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1389-1723(03)80194-9     Document Type: Review

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