Impedance microbiology: Quantification of bacterial content in milk by means of capacitance growth curves

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 37-42

  Felice, Carmelo J ^a   Madrid, Rossana E ^a   Olivera, Juan M ^a   Rotger, Viviana I ^a   Valentinuzzi, Max E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE TUCUMÁN   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Bacterial quantification; Conductance; Electrode electrolyte interface; Interface capacitance; Milk contamination

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GROWTH CURVE; IMPEDANCE; MILK; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; CATTLE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CONDUCTOMETRY; MILK;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0032969184     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-7012(98)00098-0     Document Type: Article

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