Probiotic and technological properties of enterococci isolates from infants and cheese

Food Biotechnology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 307-325

  Ambadoyiannis, G ^a   Hatzikamari, M ^a   Litopoulou Tzanetaki, E ^a   Tzanetakis, N ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Enterococci; Probiotic; Technological properties

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BEVERAGES; ELECTROPHORESIS; GELS; METABOLISM;

BILE CONCENTRATIONS; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; LACTIC ACID;

FOOD PRODUCTS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS DURANS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM;

EID: 9944251984     PISSN: 08905436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/FBT-200035024     Document Type: Article

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