Lactobacillus helveticus: The proteolytic system

Frontiers in Microbiology

Volumn 4, Issue MAR, 2013, Pages

  Griffiths, M W ^a   Tellez, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Helveticus; Lactobacillus; Milk; Proteins; Proteolytic

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS HELVETICUS;

EID: 84875900315     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664302X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2013.00030     Document Type: Review

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