Biodiversity of Exopolysaccharides Produced by Streptococcus thermophilus Strains Is Reflected in Their Production and Their Molecular and Functional Characteristics

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 900-912

  Vaningelgem, Frederik ^a   Zamfir, Medana ^a,c   Mozzi, Fernanda ^a,d   Adriany, Tom ^a   Vancanneyt, Marc ^b   Swings, Jean ^b   De Vuyst, Luc ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY   (Romania)

^d CENTRO DE REFERENCIA PARA LACTOBACILOS CERELA CONICET   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; BACTERIA; CHROMATOGRAPHY; DAIRY PRODUCTS; FERMENTATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MONOMERS; YEAST;

FERMENTED MILK MEDIUM; POLYMER DRY MASS;

BIODIVERSITY;

EXOPOLYSACCHARIDE; GALACTOSE; GLUCOSE; MONOMER; N ACETYLGALACTOSAMINE; N ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; RHAMNOSE;

MICROBIOLOGY;

AMPEROMETRIC BIOSENSOR; ANION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FERMENTATION; FOOD INDUSTRY; LACTIC ACID BACTERIUM; MILK; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; YEAST;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; CULTURE MEDIA; DIMERIZATION; FERMENTATION; MILK; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; STREPTOCOCCUS; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 2342655673     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.70.2.900-912.2004     Document Type: Article

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