Lactobacillus kefiranofaciens, the sole dominant and stable bacterial species, exhibits distinct morphotypes upon colonization in Tibetan kefir grains

Tibetan kefir grains (TKGs), natural starters for milk fermentation, are believed to comprise diverse microflora of lactic acid and acetic acid bacteria. In order to better understand the bacterial community in TKGs, TKGs that had been cultured continuously either naturally or aseptically for 10 mon...

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Main Authors: Xingxing Wang, Jinzhou Xiao, Yusheng Jia, Yingjie Pan, Yongjie Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-06-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844017331304