Use of viability staining in combination with flow cytometry for rapid viability assessment of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG in complex protein matrices

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 301-310

  Doherty, S B ^a,b   Wang, L ^a   Ross, R P ^a,c   Stanton, C ^a,c   Fitzgerald, G F ^b,c   Brodkorb, A ^a  

^a TEAGASC FOOD RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Dairy proteins; Encapsulation; Flow cytometry; Immobilization; Lb. rhamnosus GG

Indexed keywords

MILK PROTEIN; PROBIOTIC AGENT; PROPIDIUM IODIDE; THIAZOLE ORANGE; YOGHURT;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIAL VIABILITY; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GRAM STAINING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS; MICROENCAPSULATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PLATE COUNT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; PROTEIN IMMOBILIZATION; PROTEIN ISOLATION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS;

EID: 77955664335     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2010.07.003     Document Type: Article

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