Technological and molecular characterisation of enterococci isolated from north-west Italian dairy products

International Dairy Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 867-875

  Morandi, Stefano ^a   Brasca, Milena ^a   Andrighetto, Christian ^b   Lombardi, Angiolella ^b   Lodi, Roberta ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF SCIENCES OF FOOD PRODUCTION   (Italy)

^b Istituto per la Qualita e le Tecnologie Agroalimentari   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acidification; Dairy products; Enterococci; Lipolysis; Proteolysis; RAPD PCR; Redox activity

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; BACTERIA; BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING; BIODIVERSITY; CARBOHYDRATES; DNA; FERMENTATION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; REDOX REACTIONS;

ACIDIFICATION; ENTEROCOCCI; LIPOLYSIS; PROTEOLYSIS; RAPD-PCR;

DAIRY PRODUCTS;

ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS DURANS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM;

EID: 33646198776     PISSN: 09586946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.idairyj.2005.09.005     Document Type: Article

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