Microbial succession during 'kunun zaki' production with sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) grains

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 449-453

  Gaffa, T ^a   Gaffa, A T ^b  

^a Federal Polytechnic Idah   (Nigeria)

^b Zuru   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Kunun zaki; microbial succession; sorghum grains

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CORYNEBACTERIUM; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM; LACTOCOCCUS; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; LEUCONOSTOC; LEUCONOSTOC MESENTEROIDES; PEDIOCOCCUS; SACCHAROMYCES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SORGHUM BICOLOR;

EID: 4544296382     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:WIBI.0000040374.82145.59     Document Type: Article

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