Current and Future Applications of Bacterial Extracellular Polysaccharides

Probiotics, Prebiotics, and Synbiotics: Bioactive Foods in Health Promotion

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 329-344

  Pérez Ramos, Adrian ^a   Nácher Vázquez, Montserrat ^a   Notararigo, Sara ^a   López, Paloma ^a   Mohedano, Ma Luz ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bacterial exopolysaccharides; Functional food; Immunomodulators; Lactic acid bacteria; Microbiota modulators; Prebiotics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84966863563     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-802189-7.00022-8     Document Type: Chapter

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