Prevalence of bacteriophages infecting Staphylococcus aureus in dairy samples and their potential as biocontrol agents

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 92, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 3019-3026

  Garcia P ^a   Madera, C ^a   Martinez B ^a   Rodriguez A ^a   Evaristo Suarez J ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY OF DAIRY PRODUCTS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bacteriophage; Biocontrol; Dairy product; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 68149132659     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2008-1744     Document Type: Article

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