High Titer, Phage-Neutralizing Antibodies in Bovine Colostrum that Prevent Lytic Infection of Lactococcus lactis in Fermentations of Phage-contaminated Milk

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 895-900

  Geller, B L ^a,b   Kraus, J ^a   Schell, M D ^a   Hornsby, M J ^a   Neal, J J ^a   Ruch, F E ^c,d  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ImmuCell Corporation   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibodies; Colostrum; Lactococcal bacteriophage; Lactococcus lactis phage

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346338502     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(98)75648-6     Document Type: Article

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