Screening of antioxidative activity of Bifidobacterium species isolated from Korean infant feces and their identification

Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 199-204

  Kim, Ji Youn ^a   Choi, Soo Im ^a   Heo, Tae Ryeon ^a  

^a Inha University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

16S rRNA ITS primers; Antioxidative activity; Isolated bifidobacteria; PCR

Indexed keywords

EID: 11844298742     PISSN: 12268372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02935897     Document Type: Article

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