Characterisation of the microbial population at different stages of Kefir production and Kefir grain mass cultivation

International Dairy Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 383-389

  Witthuhn, R C ^a   Schoeman, T ^a   Britz, T J ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Kefir grains; Lactic acid bacteria; Mass cultivation; Yeasts

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CULTIVATION; FERMENTATION; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); MORPHOLOGY; YEAST;

KEFIR GRAINS; MASS CULTIVATION; MICROBIAL NUMBERS; MICROBIAL POPULATION;

DAIRY PRODUCTS;

ANATOMY; BACTERIA; CULTIVATION; FERMENTATION; GRAIN; MILK; YEASTS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDA; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM; LACTOCOCCUS; LEUCONOSTOC; PICHIA FERMENTANS; ZYGOSACCHAROMYCES;

EID: 12344315134     PISSN: 09586946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.idairyj.2004.07.016     Document Type: Article

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