Evaluation of antagonistic activity of milk fermented with kefir grains of different origins

In this study, the potential of kefir grains, obtained from three different towns/cities in the Southeast Region of Brazil to inhibit the growth of the five pathogenic microorganisms was evaluated. The samples showed the growth inhibition from 42.80-69.15 for Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 6538, 30.73-5...

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Main Authors: João Paulo Victorino Santos, Tatiane Ferreira Araújo, Célia Lúcia de Luces Fortes Ferreira, Simone Machado Goulart
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar) 2013-10-01
Series:Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132013000500014&lng=en&tlng=en