Article
Development of a tiered multilocus sequence typing scheme for members of the Lactobacillus acidophilus complex.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Dec 2013
Ramachandran Padmini, Lacher David W, Pfeiler Erika A, Elkins Christopher A
Abstract excerpt
Members of the Lactobacillus acidophilus complex are associated with functional foods and dietary supplements because of purported health benefits they impart to the consumer. Many characteristics of these microorganisms are reported to be strain specific. Therefore, proper strain typing is essential for safety assessment and product labeling, and also for monitoring strain integrity for industrial production...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
