Short communication: Growth characteristics of Streptococcus uberis in UHT-treated milk

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 813-815

  Dogan, B ^a   Boor, K J ^a  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Bulk tank milk; Growth; Streptococcus uberis; Total bacterial counts

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS TAURUS; STREPTOCOCCUS UBERIS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; FOOD HANDLING; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEAT; MATHEMATICS; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MILK; STREPTOCOCCUS;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; FOOD HANDLING; HEAT; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MATHEMATICS; MILK; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 4243064086     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(04)73225-7     Document Type: Article

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