title: Immunofluorescence microscopic studies on distribution of Lactobacillus kefiranofaciens and Lactobacillus kefir in kefir grains.
abstract: Immunofluorescence staining was applied to observe distribution of two Lactobacillus species in kefir grains with cauliflower floret forms. Kefiran-producing, encapsulated Lactobacillus kefiranofaciens was located all over the grain and increased toward the center, while Lactobacillus kefir populated only a small region at the surface layers.
authors: Laboratory of Animal Products Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Arihara
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Toba
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Adachi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D005516:Food Microbiology; D007778:Lactobacillus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008892:Milk / Q000382:microbiology*; D013045:Species Specificity