Selection and characterisation of Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium strains for use as probiotics

International Dairy Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 993-1002

  Prasad, Jaya ^a   Gill, Harsharanjit ^a,b   Smart, John ^a   Gopal, Pramod K ^a  

^a NEW ZEALAND DAIRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BILE; ENVIRONMENT; GENETIC STRAIN; HUMAN; MICROORGANISM SCREENING; MOLECULAR TYPING; PH; PHYSICAL RESISTANCE; PROBE; PROBIOTICS; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; SDS POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SURVIVAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BIFIDOBACTERIUM; BIFIDOBACTERIUM ANIMALIS; BIFIDOBACTERIUM LACTIS; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS;

EID: 0342744954     PISSN: 09586946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958-6946(99)00024-2     Document Type: Article

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