Survival, Acid and Bile Tolerance, and Surface Hydrophobicity of Microencapsulated B. animalis ssp. lactis Bb12 during Storage at Room Temperature

Journal of Food Science

Volumn 76, Issue 9, 2011, Pages

  Dianawati, Dianawati ^a   Shah, Nagendra P ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alginate based microencapsulation; Bifidobacteria; Long term storage; Low a w; Probiotic

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID; MANNITOL; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; BILE; CHEMICAL PHENOMENA; DRUG FORMULATION; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD PRESERVATION; FOOD STORAGE; FREEZE DRYING; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROBIOLOGY; PH; STOMACH ACID; TEMPERATURE;

ALGINATES; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; BILE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DRUG COMPOUNDING; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD PRESERVATION; FOOD STORAGE; FREEZE DRYING; GASTRIC ACID; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC INTERACTIONS; MANNITOL; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; PROBIOTICS; TEMPERATURE;

BIFIDOBACTERIUM ANIMALIS;

EID: 79961128260     PISSN: 00221147     EISSN: 17503841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3841.2011.02422.x     Document Type: Article

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