Immunofluorescence microscopic studies on distribution of Lactobacillus kefiranofaciens and Lactobacillus kefir in kefir grains.
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.
Arihara
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Laboratory of Animal Products Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.
Toba
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Adachi
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D000818:Animals; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D005516:Food Microbiology; D007778:Lactobacillus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008892:Milk / Q000382:microbiology*; D013045:Species Specificity