Probiotic properties of Lactobacillus strains isolated from Tibetan kefir grains.

The objective of this study was to evaluate the functional properties of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) isolated from Tibetan kefir grains. Three Lactobacillus isolates identified as Lactobacillus acidophilus LA15, Lactobacillus plantarum B23 and Lactobacillus kefiri D17 that showed resistance to acid a...

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Main Authors: Yongchen Zheng, Yingli Lu, Jinfeng Wang, Longfei Yang, Chenyu Pan, Ying Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3718794?pdf=render