BRAZILIAN KEFIR: STRUCTURE, MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES AND CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONABSTRACTMicrobial ecology and chemical composition of Brazilian kefir beverage was performed. The microorganisms associated with Brazilian kefir were investigated using a combination of phenotypic and genotypic methods. A total of 359 microbial isolates were identified. Lactic acid bacteria (60.5%) were the major isolated group identified, followed by yeasts...
