The effect of UV-C pasteurization on bacteriostatic properties and immunological proteins of donor human milk.

The effect of UV-C pasteurization on bacteriostatic properties and immunological proteins of donor human milk.

Human milk possesses bacteriostatic properties, largely due to the presence of immunological proteins. Heat treatments such as Holder pasteurization reduce the concentration of immunological proteins in human milk and consequently increase the bacterial growth rate. This study investigated the bacte...

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Main Authors: Lukas Christen, Ching Tat Lai, Ben Hartmann, Peter E Hartmann, Donna T Geddes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3871660?pdf=render

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