A collaborative study of a method for enumeration of probiotic enterococci in animal feed

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 781-786

  Leuschner, R G K ^a   Bew, J ^a   Domig, K J ^b   Kneifel, W ^b  

^a CENTRAL SCIENCE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ISO STANDARDS; POLYSACCHARIDES;

ANIMAL FEED; CONTROL METHODS; ENUMERATION METHOD; ESCULIN; EUROPEAN COUNTRIES; FEED ADDITIVES; OFFICIAL CONTROL; PROBIOTICS; RELATIVE STANDARDS DEVIATIONS; REPRODUCIBILITIES;

FEEDING;

AGAR; AZIDE; ESCULIN; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

MICROORGANISM; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ACCURACY; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENUMERATION; EUROPE; FOLLOW UP; INOCULATION; LACTOBACILLUS; NONHUMAN; PEDIOCOCCUS; REPRODUCIBILITY; SAMPLING; STANDARDIZATION; TECHNIQUE;

ANIMALIA; ENTEROCOCCUS; LACTOBACILLUS; PEDIOCOCCUS; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0036428612     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2002.01755.x     Document Type: Article

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