This is the only book available that provides an integrated picture of what starter cultures are and what they do. It gives an up-to-date discussion of the characteristics, metabolism, production, and role of starter cultures in the manufacture of fermented dairy products. It further integrates recent developments in starter culture genetics into different aspects of culture metabolism, to give a comprehensive treatment of the subject. The contributors of the book are internationally recognized experts in dairy microbiology.
Edited by:
T. M. Cogan, J.-P. Accolas, J.P. Accolas Imprint: Wiley-Interscience Country of Publication: United States Dimensions:
Height: 239mm,
Width: 158mm,
Spine: 21mm
Weight: 522g ISBN:9780471185840 ISBN 10: 0471185841 Pages: 290 Publication Date:01 December 1995 Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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General/trade
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Undergraduate
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active
History of Cultures. Starter Genetics. Metabolism. Types of Culture. Bacteriophage. Other Inhibitors of Growth. Commercial Production of Cultures. Roles of Cultures in Ripening Cheese. Special Additional Cultures. Future Prospects of Culture Improvement.
T. M. Cogan and J.-P. Accolas are the authors of Dairy Starter Cultures, published by Wiley.