New insights into the exopolysaccharide production of Streptococcus thermophilus

International Dairy Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 586-591

  De Vuyst, Luc ^a   Weckx, Stefan ^a   Ravyts, Frédéric ^a   Herman, Lieve ^b   Leroy, Frédéric ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERIES RESEARCH ILVO   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXOPOLYSACCHARIDES; GENE CLUSTERS; GENETIC MAKE-UP; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASES; HETEROPOLYSACCHARIDE; REPEATING UNIT; STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS; STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS STRAINS; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; THERMOPHILUS;

FERMENTED MILK; GLUCOSE;

GENES;

STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS;

EID: 79960054618     PISSN: 09586946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.idairyj.2011.03.016     Document Type: Article

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