Application of molecular identification tools for Lactobacillus, with a focus on discrimination between closely related species: A review

LWT

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 448-457

  Singh, Smita ^a   Goswami, Pawas ^a   Singh, Rameshwar ^b   Heller, Knut J ^c  

^a M D S UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b NATIONAL DAIRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^c FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION AND FOOD   (Germany)

Author keywords

AFLP; ARDRA; Lactobacillus; Molecular techniques; PFGE; Ribotyping; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

FERMENTED MILK; LACTIC ACID; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY;

AFLP; ARDRA; IDENTIFICATION TOOLS; LACTIC ACID BACTERIA; LACTOBACILLUS; MOLECULAR IDENTIFICATION; MOLECULAR TECHNIQUES; PFGE; RAW MILK; RIBOTYPING;

RNA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; LACTOBACILLUS DELBRUECKII; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM;

EID: 55649109829     PISSN: 00236438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2008.05.019     Document Type: Review

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