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Fermentation and Fermented Dairy Products

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Modern Food Microbiology

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Although this chapter is devoted to milk and other dairy products, it begins with a discussion of fermentation because of the importance of this process to dairy products.

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Jay, J.M. (1998). Fermentation and Fermented Dairy Products. In: Modern Food Microbiology. Food Science Texts Series. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-7476-7_7

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