Identification by PCR and evaluation of probiotic potential in yeast strains found in kefir samples in the city of Santa Maria, RS, Brazil

Abstract Kefir is a product elaborated from the symbiotic fermentation of different microorganisms. The Kluyveromyces and Saccharomyces genera are the major representatives of the yeasts found in kefir microbiota. The only pobiotic yeast commercialized as an oral medication, is the Saccharomyces bou...

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Main Authors: Daniela CASSANEGO, Neila RICHARDS, Patricia VALENTE, Marcio MAZUTTI, Maurício RAMÍREZ-CASTRILLON
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ciência e Tecnologia de Alimentos 2017-10-01
Series:Food Science and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-20612017005026109&lng=en&tlng=en