Lactococcus sp. as potential probiotic lactic acid bacteria

Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 181-189

  Kimoto Nira, Hiromi ^a   Mizumachi, Koko ^a   Nomura, Masaru ^a   Kobayashi, Miho ^a   Fujita, Yasuhito ^a   Okamoto, Takashi ^a,b   Suzuki, Ichirou ^a   Tsuji, Noriko M ^a,c   Kurisaki, Jun Ichi ^a,d   Ohmomo, Sadahiro ^a  

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

^b NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR HOKKAIDO REGION   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^d JUMONJI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Caco 2; Cholesterol removing ability; Immunomodulatory activity; Probiotics

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOCOCCUS; LACTOCOCCUS SP.;

EID: 36749036669     PISSN: 00213551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.6090/jarq.41.181     Document Type: Review

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