Variation in the molecular mass of exopolysaccharides during the time course of extended fermentations of skimmed milk by lactic acid bacteria

International Dairy Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 768-771

  Laws, Andrew P ^a   Leivers, Shaun ^a   Chacon Romero, Mariana ^a   Chadha, Marcus J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL COUNT; EPS PRODUCTION; EXOPOLYSACCHARIDES; EXPONENTIAL GROWTH PHASE; GROWTH PHASE; LACTIC ACID BACTERIA; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; POLYSACCHARIDE CHAIN; SKIMMED MILK; STATIONARY PHASE; TIME COURSE; WEIGHT-AVERAGE MOLECULAR MASS;

BACTERIOLOGY; CELL MEMBRANES; CHAIN LENGTH; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; GLUCOSE; LACTIC ACID; MOLECULAR MASS; ORGANIC ACIDS; POLYSACCHARIDES;

FERMENTATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS;

EID: 69749096361     PISSN: 09586946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.idairyj.2009.06.008     Document Type: Article

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