Journal of Dairy Science
Volume 92, Issue 2 , Pages 477-482 , February 2009

Fat-free yogurt made using a galactose-positive exopolysaccharide-producing recombinant strain of Streptococcus thermophilus

  • G. Robitaille

      Affiliations

    • Food Research and Development Centre (FRDC), Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, St-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada, J2S 8E3
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • A. Tremblay

      Affiliations

    • Food Research and Development Centre (FRDC), Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, St-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada, J2S 8E3
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  • S. Moineau

      Affiliations

    • Département de biochimie et de microbiologie, Faculté des sciences et de génie, and Groupe de recherche en écologie buccale (GREB), Faculté de médecine dentaire, Université Laval, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, G1V 0A6
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  • D. St-Gelais

      Affiliations

    • Food Research and Development Centre (FRDC), Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, St-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada, J2S 8E3
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  • C. Vadeboncoeur

      Affiliations

    • Département de biochimie et de microbiologie, Faculté des sciences et de génie, and Groupe de recherche en écologie buccale (GREB), Faculté de médecine dentaire, Université Laval, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, G1V 0A6
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  • M. Britten

      Affiliations

    • Food Research and Development Centre (FRDC), Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, St-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada, J2S 8E3

Received 29 April 2008 ,Accepted 30 September 2008.

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PII: S0022-0302(09)70351-0

doi: 10.3168/jds.2008-1312

Journal of Dairy Science
Volume 92, Issue 2 , Pages 477-482 , February 2009

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