Microbial content and antibiotic susceptibility of bacterial isolates from yoghurts

International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 512-525

  Kyriacou, Adamantini ^a   Tsimpidi, Eirini ^a   Kazantzi, Evagelia ^a   Mitsou, Eudokia ^a   Kirtzalidou, Ekaterini ^a   Oikonomou, Yannis ^a   Gazis, George ^a   Kotsou, Maria ^a  

^a HAROKOPIO UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Bacterial content; Label; Yoghurt

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACITRACIN; CEFALOTIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; KANAMYCIN; NITROFURANTOIN; NORFLOXACIN; OFLOXACIN; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TETRACYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN; YOGHURT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY PRODUCT; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD PACKAGING; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; GREECE; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS DELBRUECKII; LACTOBACILLUS PARACASEI; LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS; LEUCONOSTOC; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; STREPTOCOCCUS ORALIS; STREPTOCOCCUS SANGUINIS; STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS;

BIFIDOBACTERIUM; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; GREECE; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; LACTOBACILLUS DELBRUECKII; LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PROBIOTICS; YOGURT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; LACTOBACILLUS DELBRUECKII; LACTOBACILLUS PARACASEI; LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS;

EID: 49149087421     PISSN: 09637486     EISSN: 14653478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09637480701565729     Document Type: Article

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