Journal of Dairy Science
Volume 91, Issue 10 , Pages 3798-3805 , October 2008

Identification of Yeasts and Evaluation of their Distribution in Taiwanese Kefir and Viili Starters

  • S.Y. Wang

      Affiliations

    • Experimental Farm, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
    • ,
  • H.C. Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Animal Science and Technology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
    • ,
  • J.R. Liu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Animal Science and Technology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
    • Institute of Biotechnology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
    • ,
  • Y.C. Lin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Animal Science and Technology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
    • ,
  • M.J. Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Animal Science and Technology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
    • Research Center of Food and Biomolecules, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.

Received 21 June 2007 ,Accepted 8 June 2008.

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PII: S0022-0302(08)71005-1

doi: 10.3168/jds.2007-0468

Journal of Dairy Science
Volume 91, Issue 10 , Pages 3798-3805 , October 2008

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