Safety aspects, genetic diversity and technological characterisation of wild-type Streptococcus thermophilus strains isolated from north Italian traditional cheeses

Food Control

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 203-209

  Morandi, S ^a   Brasca, M ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF SCIENCES OF FOOD PRODUCTION   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Antimicrobial activity; Raw milk cheese; Streptococcus thermophilus; Tetracycline resistance

Indexed keywords

CLOSTRIDIUM TYROBUTYRICUM; STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS;

EID: 80052184161     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2011.07.011     Document Type: Article

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