Brazilian kefir: structure, microbial communities and chemical composition

Microbial ecology and chemical composition of Brazilian kefir beverage was performed. The microorganisms associated with Brazilian kefir were investigated using a combination of phenotypic and genotypic methods. A total of 359 microbial isolates were identified. Lactic acid bacteria (60.5%) were the...

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Main Authors: Karina Teixeira Magalhães, Gilberto Vinícius de Melo Pereira, Cássia Roberta Campos, Giuliano Dragone, Rosane Freitas Schwan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2011-06-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822011000200034