Stabilization of frozen Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus in glycerol suspensions: Freezing kinetics and storage temperature effects

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 72, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 6474-6482

  Fonseca, F ^a,c   Marin, M ^a   Morris, G J ^b  

^a AGROPARISTECH   (France)

^b ST JOHN S COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLS; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GLASS TRANSITION; GLYCEROL; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

ACIDIFICATION; FREEZING CONDITION; FREEZING KINETICS; STORAGE TEMPERATURES;

BACTERIA;

GLYCEROL; LIQUID NITROGEN;

ALCOHOL; BACTERIUM; BIOACTIVITY; FREEZING; KINETICS; STABILIZATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ACIDIFICATION; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CELL DAMAGE; CELL VIABILITY; COOLING; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FREEZING; GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; IMMERSION; KINETICS; LACTOBACILLUS BULGARICUS; LACTOBACILLUS DELBRUECKII; NONHUMAN; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; STORAGE; STORAGE TEMPERATURE; SUSPENSION; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; WARMING;

CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; FREEZING; GLYCEROL; KINETICS; LACTOBACILLUS DELBRUECKII; PRESERVATION, BIOLOGICAL; TEMPERATURE;

LACTOBACILLUS DELBRUECKII SUBSP. BULGARICUS;

EID: 33750078409     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00998-06     Document Type: Article

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