Effect of the pre-treatments for milk samples filtration on direct viable cell counts

Journal of Applied Bacteriology

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 511-516

  Fernandez Astorga A ^a  

^a Facultadde Farmacia   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLS; CYTOLOGY; ELONGATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY;

AND FILTERS; CELL COUNT; CELL ELONGATION; CELLULAR DIVISION; MILK FILTRATION; MILK SAMPLE; PHOSPHATE-SALINE BUFFERS; PRE-TREATMENTS; TRITON X-100; VIABLE CELLS;

ORGANIC SOLVENTS;

TRITON X 100; TRYPSIN;

ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FILTRATION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; MILK; NONHUMAN;

EID: 0029979084     PISSN: 00218847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1996.tb03250.x     Document Type: Article

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