Analysis of the bacterial surface ripening flora of German and French smeared cheeses with respect to their anti-listerial potential

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 89-97

  Carnio, Markus C ^a   Eppert, Ilka ^a   Scherer, Siegfried ^a  

^a Forschungszentrum Milch Lebensm W   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Bacteriocin; Cheese; Coryneform bacteria; Food microbiology; Listeria monocytogenes; Non culturable bacteria

Indexed keywords

ARTHROBACTER; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLORA; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BREVIBACTERIUM; CHEESE; CORYNEBACTERIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MICROCOCCUS; PATHOGENESIS; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS;

ANIMALS; ARTHROBACTER; BACTERIOCINS; BREVIBACTERIUM; CATTLE; CHEESE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CORYNEBACTERIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS; FLUORESCENT DYES; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FRANCE; GERMANY; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; INDOLES; LISTERIA INFECTIONS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MICROCOCCUS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; PHYLOGENY;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); ARTHROBACTER; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BREVIBACTERIUM; CORYNEBACTERIACEAE; CORYNEBACTERIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MICROBACTERIUM; MICROCOCCUS; POSIBACTERIA; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 0033104046     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1605(99)00016-1     Document Type: Article

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