Resistance to freezing and freeze-drying storage processes of potential probiotic bifidobacteria

Annals of Microbiology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 43-48

  Modesto, M ^a   Mattarelli, P ^a   Biavati, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bifidobacteria; Environmental conditions; Freeze drying; Freezing; Probiotic; Survival

Indexed keywords

BIFIDOBACTERIUM; BIFIDOBACTERIUM ANIMALIS; BIFIDOBACTERIUM BREVE; BIFIDOBACTERIUM CATENULATUM;

EID: 1842843882     PISSN: 15904261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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