A flow cytometry method for rapid detection and enumeration of total bacteria in milk

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 1228-1232

  Gunasekera, Thusitha S ^a   Attfield, Paul V ^a   Veal, Duncan A ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MILK FAT; MILK PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; MILK; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; MILK;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0034014086     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.66.3.1228-1232.2000     Document Type: Article

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