FERMENTED MILK PRODUCTS NAME TYPE OF MILK MICROBES INVOLVED Yoghurt Cow’s Milk Steptococcus thermophilus , L. acidophilus, Lactobacillus delbrueckii ssp. Bulgaricus . Curd ( Dahi ) Cow’s or Buffalo’s Milk L. lactis ssp. Lactis , Streptococcus lactis L.delbrueckii ssp. Bulgaricus,L . plantarum S. thermophilus , S. cremoris , Lactococci sp. Cultured butter milk Buffalo’s or Cow’s milk S. lactis subsp. Diacetylactis , S. cremoris Lactococcus lactis ssp. Diacetylactis , Leuconostoc sp. Lassi Buffalo’s or Cow’s milk L. bulgaricus Acidophilus Milk Cow’s Milk L. Acidophilus Shrikhand / Chakka Buffalo’s or Cow’s milk S. thermophilus , L. bulgaricus Cheese Cow’s, Buffalo’s, goat’s milk, sheep milk L. lactis subsp. lactis , L. lactis subsp. cremoris , L.lactis ssp. diacetylactis , S. thermophilus , L. delbueckii ssp. Bulgaricus , Priopionibacterium shermanii , Penicillium roqueforti etc. Kefir Sheep’s, cow’s, goat’s or mixed milk Lactobacillus kefir, Torula kefir, S. kefir, Lactobacillus brevis , Lactobacillus acidophilus, Saccharomyces . 13