Bacterial diversity associated with tungtap, an ethnic traditionally fermented fish product of Meghalaya

Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 134-138

  Rapsang, George F ^a   Joshi, S R ^a  

^a NORTH EASTERN HILL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Earthen pots; Ethnic tribes of meghalaya; Fermented fish product tungtap; Lactic acid bacteria; Traditional fermentation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858114987     PISSN: 09725938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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