Invited review: Methods for the screening, isolation, and characterization of exopolysaccharides produced by lactic acid bacteria

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 843-856

  Ruas Madiedo, P ^a   De Los Reyes Gavilan C G ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY OF DAIRY PRODUCTS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Characterization; Exopolysaccharide; Isolation; Screening

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

DAIRY PRODUCT; FERMENTATION; FOOD CONTROL; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LACTOBACILLUS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; REVIEW; TRANSGENIC ORGANISM; VISCOSITY;

DAIRY PRODUCTS; FERMENTATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; LACTOBACILLUS; ORGANISMS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; PROBIOTICS; VISCOSITY;

EID: 22144482785     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(05)72750-8     Document Type: Review

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