Fermentation capabilities of bifidobacteria using nondigestible oligosaccharides, and their viability as probiotics in commercial powder infant formula

Journal of Food Science

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2005, Pages m279-m285

  Pérez Conesa, Darío ^a   López, Ginés ^a   Ros, Gaspar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bifidobacteria; Infant formula; Oligosaccharides; Prebiotics; Probiotics

Indexed keywords

BIFIDOBACTERIUM BIFIDUM; BIFIDOBACTERIUM BREVE; BIFIDOBACTERIUM LONGUM;

EID: 23744450287     PISSN: 00221147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2005.tb11447.x     Document Type: Article

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