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2220-315x (online) |
| Open Access |
This article is an open-access article that was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ |
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©The Author(s) 2025. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. All rights reserved. |
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Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 7041 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 160, Pleasanton, CA 94566, USA |
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http://www.wjgnet.com |
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Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology |
| Manuscript Type |
Review |
| Article Title |
Kefir revisited: Insights from the North Caucasus
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Invited Manuscript |
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Palina Kh Katchieva, Khalimat Kh Katchieva, Fairuza I Kipkeeva, Zaira F Kharaeva and Vladimir V Smeianov |
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| Corresponding Author |
Palina Kh Katchieva, Director, PhD, Department of Main, Institut of Biotechnology Development, Komsomolskaya Street, Cherkessk 369000, Karachay-Cherkessia Republic, Russia. pkatchieva@inbox.ru |
| Key Words |
Kefir; Kefir grain; Kefir fungus; Native kefir grain; Indigenous kefir grain; Nutrition |
| Core Tip |
Kefir grain are a unique symbiont of bacteria and yeasts used as a starter for the production of a fermented milk drink with many beneficial properties. Bacterial and yeast components of the grains and kefir are actively studied for use in clinical medicine, the development of new functional products, antimicrobial and probiotic drugs. This review introduces the history of the origin of kefir grains, various aspects of traditional and industrial use of kefir grains, properties and genetic characteristics of the microbial profile of kefir grains. |
| Publish Date |
2025-12-19 08:32 |
| Citation |
Katchieva PK, Katchieva KK, Kipkeeva FI, Kharaeva ZF, Smeianov VV. Kefir revisited: Insights from the North Caucasus. World J Exp Med 2025; 15(4): 112191 |
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https://www.wjgnet.com/2220-315x/full/v15/i4/112191.htm |
| DOI |
https://dx.doi.org/10.5493/wjem.v15.i4.112191 |
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