Commercial lactic acid bacteria and probiotic strains- tolerance to bile, pepsin and antibiotics

International Food Research Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 777-789

  Ashraf, R ^a   Smith, S C ^b  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antibiotic; Bile; Lactic acid bacteria; Pepsin; Probiotic strains; Tolerance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84960943240     PISSN: 19854668     EISSN: 22317546     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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