Journal of Dairy Science
Volume 89, Issue 10 , Pages 3800-3809 , October 2006

Extraction and Partial Characterization of Proteolytic Activities from the Cell Surface of Lactobacillus helveticus Zuc2

Received 30 September 2005 ,Accepted 17 April 2006.

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PII: S0022-0302(06)72421-3

doi: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(06)72421-3

Journal of Dairy Science
Volume 89, Issue 10 , Pages 3800-3809 , October 2006