Growth and viability of yogurt starter organisms in honey-sweetened skimmed milk

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2055-2063

  Riazi, Ali ^a   Ziar, Hasnia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MOSTAGANEM   (Algeria)

Author keywords

Growth; Honey; Lactobacillus bulgaricus; Streptococcus thermophilus; Viability

Indexed keywords

YOGHURT;

ACIDIFICATION; ACIDITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIABILITY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD STORAGE; HONEY; LACTIC ACID BACTERIUM; LACTOBACILLUS DELBRUECKII; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MILK; MONOCULTURE; NONHUMAN; PH; STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS;

LACTOBACILLUS DELBRUECKII; LACTOBACILLUS DELBRUECKII SUBSP. BULGARICUS; STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS;

EID: 46349097800     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/ajb08.134     Document Type: Article

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