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M Bernardeau1,2, M J Lehtinen3, S D Forssten3

  • 1DuPont-Danisco, Industrial Biosciences, Animal Nutrition, Marlborough, UK.

Journal of Food Science and Technology
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PubMed

Keywords:
BacillusGastrointestinal tractGerminationProbioticSporeVegetative cells

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