Probiotics in the Arabian Gulf region

Food and Nutrition Research

Volumn 53, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Senok, Abiola C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Bifidobacterium; Health claims; Lactobacilli; Probiotics

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BIFIDOBACTERIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS;

EID: 77953702440     PISSN: 16546628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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