Viability and biological properties of probiotic vaginal lactobacilli after lyophilization and refrigerated storage into gelatin capsules

Process Biochemistry

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1779-1785

  Zárate, Gabriela ^a   Nader Macias, María Elena ^a  

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

Author keywords

Lactobacillus; Lyophilization; Probiotic; Storage; Survival; Vagina

Indexed keywords

CELLS; DRUG DOSAGE; POLYSACCHARIDES; PROTEINS;

LACTOBACILLUS; LYOPHILIZATION; PROBIOTIC; STORAGE; SURVIVAL; VAGINA;

BACTERIA;

LACTOBACILLUS;

EID: 33646777397     PISSN: 13595113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2006.03.024     Document Type: Article

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