Potential probiotic strains from milk and water kefir grains in Singapore—use for defense against enteric bacterial pathogens

• Main Authors: Tan, Li Ling, Tan, Chuan Hao, Ng, Noele Kai Jing, Tan, Yoke Hun, Conway, Patricia Lynne, Loo, Joachim Say Chye
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science and Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Science::Biological sciences::Microbiology; Kefir; Probiotics
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/153393
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Kefir grains consist complex symbiotic mixtures of bacteria and yeasts, and are known to impart numerous health-boosting properties to milk and water kefir beverages. Accordingly, studies have been conducted to investigate the microbiota communities in kefir grains, as well as the possibility of der...