Flow cytometry assessment of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (ATCC 53103) response to non-electrolytes stress

Nutrition and Food Science

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 184-200

  Sunny Roberts, E O ^a   Ananta, E ^a   Knorr, D ^a  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Food products; Food testing

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS;

EID: 34547176261     PISSN: 00346659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00346650710749080     Document Type: Article

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