Use of modified Lactobacillus selective medium and Bifidobacterium iodoacetate medium for differential enumeration of Lactobacillus acidophilus and Bifidobacterium spp. in powdered nutritional products

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 77-80

  Ingham, Steven C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; AGAR; BACTERIAL COUNT; BIFIDOBACTERIUM INFANTIS; BIFIDOBACTERIUM LACTIS; CULTURE MEDIUM; DICLOXACILLIN; FOOD PRODUCT; FOOD STORAGE; IODOACETIC ACID; PROBIOTICS; TOMATO JUICE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BIFIDOBACTERIUM; BIFIDOBACTERIUM ANIMALIS; BIFIDOBACTERIUM LONGUM BV. INFANTIS; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 0032892027     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-62.1.77     Document Type: Article

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