Assessment of Potential Probiotic Properties Lactic Acid Bacteria From Shrimp Paste or Belacan

• Main Authors: Haitham Ar, Zaiton H, Norrakiah As, Huda-Faujan N
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Institute Of Research and Journals 2018
• Subjects: Shrimp Paste; Lactic Acid Bacteria; Acid and Bile Tolerance; Hydrophobicity Test
• Online Access: http://ddms.usim.edu.my:80/jspui/handle/123456789/16049
• Institution: Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia

Lactic acid bacteria or LAB in fermented foods is commonly associated with probiotic properties. Thus, this study was conducted to evaluate the probiotic properties of LAB isolated from Malaysian fermented shrimp paste or belacan. A total of 219 bacterial isolates were successfully isolated from t...