Utilization of xanthan gum and inulin as prebiotics for lactic acid bacteria

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Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 109-114

  Sadek, Zeinab I ^a   El Shafei, Kawther ^a   Murad, H A ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Inulin; Lactic acid bacteria; Prebiotlcs; Xanthan gum

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CICHORIUM INTYBUS;

EID: 33645139219     PISSN: 00120413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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