Selective and differential enumerations of Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus, Streptococcus thermophilus, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus casei and Bifidobacterium spp. in yoghurt - A review

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 149, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 194-208

  Ashraf, Rabia ^a   Shah, Nagendra P ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bifidobacterium; Lactobacillus acidophilus; Lactobacillus casei; Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus; Probiotic bacteria; Streptococcus thermophilus

Indexed keywords

5 BROMO 4 CHLORO 3 INDOLYL BETA GLUCOPYRANOSIDE; AGAR; CARBON DIOXIDE; FRUCTOSE; GLUCOPYRANOSIDE; LITHIUM CHLORIDE; MALTOSE; NALIDIXIC ACID; NEOMYCIN; PAROMOMYCIN; RAFFINOSE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; YOGHURT; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ANAEROBIC CAPACITY; ATMOSPHERE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CULTURE MEDIUM; FERMENTATION; HUMAN; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; LACTOBACILLUS BIFIDUS; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; LACTOBACILLUS DELBRUECKII; MIXED CELL CULTURE; NONHUMAN; PH; REVIEW; STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; LACTOBACILLUS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY;

BIFIDOBACTERIUM; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; LACTOBACILLUS DELBRUECKII SUBSP. BULGARICUS; STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; LACTOBACILLUS DELBRUECKII; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; PROBIOTICS; STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS; YOGURT;

EID: 80051584907     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: 18793460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2011.07.008     Document Type: Review

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