Lactobacillus plantarum bacteriophages isolated from Kefir grains: Phenotypic and molecular characterization

Journal of Dairy Research

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 7-12

  Suárez, Viviana ^d   De Antoni, Graciela ^a   Zago, Miriam ^b   Vasek, Olga ^c   Giraffa, Giorgio ^b   Carminati, Domenico ^b   Marcó, Mariángeles Briggiler ^d   Reinheimer, Jorge ^d  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y DESARROLLO EN CRIOTECNOLOGÍA DE ALIMENTOS CIDCA   (Argentina)

^b Research Centre for Forage and Dairy Productions   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL NORDESTE   (Argentina)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL LITORAL   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Bacteriophages; Kefir; Lactobacillus plantarum

Indexed keywords

LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM; SIPHOVIRIDAE;

EID: 77952553238     PISSN: 00220299     EISSN: 14697629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022029909990203     Document Type: Article

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