Streptococcus thermophilus bacteriophages

International Dairy Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 657-664

  Quiberoni, Andrea ^a   Moineau, Sylvain ^b   Rousseau, Geneviève M ^b   Reinheimer, Jorge ^a   Ackermann, Hans Wolfgang ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL LITORAL   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BACTERIAL CULTURES; CHEESE MAKING; COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; DNA-PACKAGING; LOW QUALITIES; STARTER CULTURES; STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS; THERMOPHILUS;

BACTERIOPHAGES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAUDOVIRALES; SIPHOVIRIDAE; STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS;

EID: 77955513051     PISSN: 09586946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.idairyj.2010.03.012     Document Type: Review

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