Identification and probiotic characteristics of Lactococcus strains from plant materials

Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 111-117

  Kimoto, Hiromi ^a   Nomura, Masaru ^a   Kobayashi, Miho ^a   Okamoto, Takashi ^a   Ohmomo, Sadahiro ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF LIVESTOCK AND GRASSLAND SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b JAPAN INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bile tolerance; Cholesterol removal; Lactic acid bacteria

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTOCOCCUS; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS SUBSP. LACTIS;

EID: 3242718587     PISSN: 00213551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.6090/jarq.38.111     Document Type: Article

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