Variation, viability and validity of bifidobacteria in fermented milk products

Food Control

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 691-697

  Raeisi, Shahram Naghizadeh ^a   Ouoba, Labia Irène Ivette ^a   Farahmand, Nasim ^a   Sutherland, Jane ^a   Ghoddusi, Hamid B ^a  

^a LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bifidobacterium animalis ssp. lactis; Enumeration; Identification; Probiotic; Rep PCR

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880323520     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2013.06.016     Document Type: Article

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