Comparison of lactobacilli isolated from Chinese suan-tsai and koumiss for their probiotic and functional properties

Suan-tsai and koumiss are traditional Chinese fermented foods. This study compared the dominant lactobacilli in suan-tsai and koumiss for their probiotic properties, cholesterol-lowering potentials and antioxidant activities. Thirty Lactobacillus strains were isolated from eight homemade suan-tsai s...

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Main Authors: Chun-Feng Guo, Shuang Zhang, Ya-Hong Yuan, Tian-Li Yue, Jing-Yan Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-01-01
Series:Journal of Functional Foods
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S175646461400382X