Evaluation of Media for Selective Enumeration of Streptococcus thermophilus, Lactobacillus delbrueckii ssp. bulgaricus, Lactobacillus acidophilus, and Bifidobacteria

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 79, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1529-1536

  Dave, R I ^a   Shah, N P ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bifidobacteria; Enumeration; Lactobacillus spp; Streptococcus thermophilus

Indexed keywords

LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; LACTOBACILLUS DELBRUECKII; STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; PH; STREPTOCOCCUS;

BIFIDOBACTERIUM; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CULTURE MEDIA; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 0030225781     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(96)76513-X     Document Type: Article

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