Comparison of selective culture media to enumerate coagulase-positive staphylococci in cheeses made from raw milk

Food Microbiology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 339-346

  De Buyser, M L ^a   Audinet, N ^a   Delbart, M O ^a   Maire, M ^a   Francoise F ^a  

^a Healthy Pigs Production and Experimentation Section   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR; BAIRD PARKER MEDIUM; CHEESE; COAGULASE; CULTURE MEDIUM; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; CULTURED MILK; FIBRINOGEN; FOOD CONTROL; MILK;

EID: 0032102661     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/fmic.1997.0176     Document Type: Article

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