title: Survival of bifidobacteria from human habitat in acidified milk.
abstract: Some industrial preparations from milk, such as yogurt, contain bifidobacteria as an additional probiotic element. The acidic environment of these products affects the viability of the bifidobacteria. The survival in acidic environment of one-hundred and ten bifidobacterial strains from human habitat was tested.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Microbiologia Agraria, Università di Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Biavati
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sozzi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mattarelli
authors.forename: L D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Trovatelli
mesh_terms: D000143:Acids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D001644:Bifidobacterium / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D008892:Milk / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000143:Acids