Microbiological quality assessment of Moroccan camel's milk and identification of predominating lactic acid bacteria

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 645-648

  Benkerroum, N ^a   Boughdadi, A ^a   Bennani, N ^a   Hidane, K ^b  

^a INSTITUT AGRONOMIQUE ET VÉTÉRINAIRE HASSAN II   (Morocco)

^b Direction de Protection Animale   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Aerobic total count; Camel's milk; Clostridia; Coliforms; Enterococci; Lactic acid bacteria; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMELIDAE; CLOSTRIDIA; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; LACTOCOCCUS; LEUCONOSTOC; PEDIOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 0042413428     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025114601811     Document Type: Article

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