Current applications of probiotic foods in Africa

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 394-401

  Ukeyima, M T ^a   Enujiugha, V N ^b   Sanni, T A ^c  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^c JOSEPH AYOBABALOLA UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

African applications; Functional foods; Non dairy sources; Probiotics; Safety assessment

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; BACTERIOCIN; LACTIC ACID; PREBIOTIC AGENT; PROBIOTIC AGENT; PROPIONIC ACID; SYNBIOTIC AGENT; YOGHURT;

AFRICA; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOSIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BEVERAGE; BIFIDOBACTERIUM ADOLESCENTIS; BIFIDOBACTERIUM ANIMALIS; BIFIDOBACTERIUM BIFIDUM; BIFIDOBACTERIUM BREVE; BIFIDOBACTERIUM LONGUM; CHEESE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; FERMENTED PRODUCT; FOOD; FOOD INTAKE; FUNCTIONAL FOOD; HUMAN; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; LACTOBACILLUS BREVIS; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; LACTOBACILLUS DELBRUECKII; LACTOBACILLUS FERMENTUM; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; LIQUID; MICROORGANISM; MILK; NONHUMAN; PEDIOCOCCUS ACIDILACTICI; REVIEW; SACCHAROMYCES BOULARDII; STREPTOCOCCUS SALIVARIUS; STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 76649103744     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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