A new cost-effective, selective and differential medium for the isolation of Cronobacter spp.

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 149-154

  Kim, S A ^a   Rhee, M S ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cronobacter spp.; Isolation; Salicin; Selective and differential medium

Indexed keywords

PEPTONE; SALICIN;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CRONOBACTER; CRONOBACTER MUYTJENSII; CRONOBACTER SAKAZAKII; CULTURE MEDIUM; DESICCATION; ENTEROBACTER; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; FERMENTATION; FOOD INDUSTRY; HEAT STRESS; KIM AND RHEE MEDIUM; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LABORATORY; MICROBIAL MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CULTURE MEDIA; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY;

ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 79953230070     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2011.02.008     Document Type: Article

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