Use of readycult™ - LMX for enumeration of total coliforms and Escherichia coli in milk

Brazilian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 49-52

  Beloti, Vanerli ^a   Barros, Márcia De Aguiar Ferreira ^a   Nunes, Maurício Pinto ^a   De Santana, Elsa Helena Walter ^a   Nero, Luís Augusto ^a   De Souza, Juliana Aparecida ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF LONDRINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; Milk; MUG; Readycult LMX; Total coliforms; X GAL

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 19944363900     PISSN: 15178382     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1517-83822002000100010     Document Type: Article

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