Development of lytic Lactococcus lactis bacteriophages in a Cheddar cheese plant

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 163-171

  Josephsen, Jytte ^a   Petersen, Anne ^a   Neve, Horst ^a   Nielsen, E Waagner ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bacteriophages; Cheese factory; Lactococcus lactis; Virulence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; CHEESE; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; VIRULENCE; VIRUS CHARACTERIZATION; VIRUS INFECTION;

LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; LACTOCOCCUS PHAGE 936; UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE;

EID: 0032878632     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1605(99)00098-7     Document Type: Article

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