Ammonia production and its possible role as a mediator of communication for Debaryomyces hansenii and other cheese-relevant yeast species

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 90, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 5032-5041

  Gorl, K ^a   Mortensen, H D ^a   Arneborg, N ^a   Jespersen, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Ammonia production; Cheese; Debaryomyces hansenii; Signaling

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DEBARYOMYCES HANSENII; GALACTOMYCES GEOTRICHUM; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; YARROWIA LIPOLYTICA;

EID: 41449086801     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2006-750     Document Type: Article

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