December 2017

Potential probiotics from traditional fermented milk, Mursik of Kenya

Commercial fermented milks have health benefit potential attributed to pure probiotics used as starter culture. Lactic acid bacteria (LABs) are the probiotics and promote stabilization of the gastrointestinal microecology of humans by producing secondary metabolites like lactic, acetic and propionic acid, hydrogen peroxide and bacteriocins (bactericidal proteins produced by the lactic acid bacteria). These metabolites...

Author(s): Digo C. A., Kamau-Mbuthia E., Matofari J. W. and Ng’etich W. K.