Investigating probiotic yoghurt to reduce an aflatoxin B1 biomarker among school children in eastern Kenya: Preliminary study

International Dairy Journal

Volumn 63, Issue , 2016, Pages 124-129

  Nduti, Nicholas ^a   McMillan, Amy ^b,c   Seney, Shannon ^b   Sumarah, Mark ^d   Njeru, Patrisio ^a   Mwaniki, Mercy ^a   Reid, G ^b,c  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF KENYA   (Kenya)

^b LAWSON HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^d AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXINS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; ORGANIC POLYMERS;

AFLATOXIN B1; LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY - MASS SPECTROMETRIES; MEAN CONCENTRATIONS; PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN; PROBIOTICS; STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS; URINE SAMPLE;

FOOD MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 84988037050     PISSN: 09586946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.idairyj.2016.07.014     Document Type: Article

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