Screening and characterization of lactic acid bacterial strains that produce fermented milk and reduce cholesterol levels

ABSTRACT Objective To screen for and characterize lactic acid bacteria strains with the ability to produce fermented milk and reduce cholesterol levels. Methods The strains were isolated from traditional fermented milk in China. In vitro and in vivo evaluation of cholesterol-reduction were used to...

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Main Authors: Xuefang Guan, Qingxian Xu, Yi Zheng, Lei Qian, Bin Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia
Series:Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822017000400730&lng=en&tlng=en