Interactions between milk proteins and exopolysaccharides produced by Lactococcus lactis observed by scanning electron microscopy

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 91, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 2583-2590

  Ayala Hernandez, I ^a   Goff, H D ^a   Corredig, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Exopolysaccharide; Scanning electron microscopy; Self assembled monolayer

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS;

EID: 47149110589     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2007-0876     Document Type: Article

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