The lesser LAB gods: Pediococcus, leuconostoc, weissella, carnobacterium, and affiliated genera

Lactic Acid Bacteria: Microbiological and Functional Aspects, Fourth Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 93-121

  Huys, Geert ^a   Leisner, Jørgen ^b   Björkroth, Johanna ^c  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID;

BIFIDOBACTERIUM; FUNCTIONAL DIVERSITY; LACTIC ACID BACTERIA; LACTOCOCCUS; LEUCONOSTOC; PEDIOCOCCUS; SALT TOLERANT;

LABORATORIES;

EID: 85013860300     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: None     Document Type: Chapter

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