Biochemical and molecular identification and characterization of lactic acid bacteria and yeasts isolated from Ethiopian naturally fermented buttermilk.
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SUBMITTER: Gebreselassie N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4711473 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jan
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