Identification of dominant species common to kefir grains from 7 origins for kefir grain reconstruction

ABSTRACT: Dominant species common to the kefir grains from 7 different origins were analyzed using culture-dependent methods using agar media that were able to grow and discriminate Lactobacillus kefiranofaciens ssp. kefiranofaciens. Identification of all isolates was performed on the basis of MALDI...

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Published in:	Journal of Dairy Science
Main Authors:	Hidemasa Motoshima, Ikumi Fujioka, Kenji Uchida
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2025-08-01
Subjects:	kefir Lactobacillus kefiranofaciens Lentilactobacillus kefiri Lentilactobacillus parakefiri kefir grain formation
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022030225003807