Microbiological, technological and therapeutic properties of kefir: a natural probiotic beverage

Kefir is a fermented milk beverage produced by the action of bacteria and yeasts that exist in symbiotic association in kefir grains. The artisanal production of the kefir is based on the tradition of the peoples of Caucasus, which has spread to other parts of the world, from the late 19th century,...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Analy Machado de Oliveira Leite, Marco Antonio Lemos Miguel, Raquel Silva Peixoto, Alexandre Soares Rosado, Joab Trajano Silva, Vania Margaret Flosi Paschoalin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2013-01-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822013000200001&lng=en&tlng=en