Plasmid profiling and curing of Lactobacillus strains isolated from fermented milk for probiotic applications

Advance Journal of Food Science and Technology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 95-101

  Lavanya, B ^a   Sowmiya, S ^a   Balaji, S ^a   Muthuvelan, B ^a  

^a VIT UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Food and diary markets; Lactobacillus spp.; Plasmid profiling; Probiotics

Indexed keywords

AMPICILIN; ANTIMICROBIAL SUSCEPTIBILITY; BROAD SPECTRUM; FOOD AND DIARY MARKETS; GRAM POSITIVE; KANAMYCINS; LACTOBACILLUS SPP; LACTOBACILLUS STRAINS; PLASMID PROFILE; PLASMID PROFILING; PROBIOTICS; SAFETY ASPECTS; TRIMETHOPRIM;

ANTIBIOTICS; FERMENTED MILK; MICROORGANISMS;

CURING;

LACTOBACILLUS; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 79955453218     PISSN: 20424868     EISSN: 20424876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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