Prevalence and comparison of Streptococcus infantarius subsp. infantarius and Streptococcus gallolyticus subsp. macedonicus in raw and fermented dairy products from East and West Africa

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 167, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 186-195

  Jans, Christoph ^a   Kaindi, Dasel Wambua Mulwa ^b   Böck, Désirée ^a   Njage, Patrick Murigu Kamau ^a,b   Kouamé Sina, Sylvie Mireille ^c   Bonfoh, Bassirou ^c   Lacroix, Christophe ^a   Meile, Leo ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^c CENTRE SUISSE DE RECHERCHES SCIENTIFIQUES EN CÔTE D'IVOIRE   (Côte d’Ivoire)

Author keywords

Dairy fermentation; Lactose metabolism; SStreptococcus infantarius subsp. infantarius; Streptococcus bovis Streptococcus equinus complex; Streptococcus macedonicus; Streptococcus thermophilus

Indexed keywords

AGAR; RIBOSOME RNA;

AFRICA; AGAR MEDIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY PRODUCT; DNA SEQUENCE; FERMENTATION; FERMENTED PRODUCT; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENOTYPE; HABITAT; HEALTH HAZARD; MILK; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA FINGERPRINTING; SEASONAL VARIATION; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS BOVIS; STREPTOCOCCUS EQUINUS; STREPTOCOCCUS GALLOLYTICUS; STREPTOCOCCUS GALLOLYTICUS SUBSP MACEDONICUS; STREPTOCOCCUS INFANTARIUS SUBSP INFANTARIUS; STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS;

ANIMALIA; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS INFANTARIUS SUBSP. INFANTARIUS; STREPTOCOCCUS MACEDONICUS; STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS;

DAIRY FERMENTATION; LACTOSE METABOLISM; SBSEC; SII; STREPTOCOCCUS BOVIS/STREPTOCOCCUS EQUINUS COMPLEX; STREPTOCOCCUS INFANTARIUS SUBSP. INFANTARIUS; STREPTOCOCCUS MACEDONICUS; STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS;

AFRICA, EASTERN; AFRICA, WESTERN; ANIMALS; CAMELS; CATTLE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DAIRY PRODUCTS; DNA, BACTERIAL; FERMENTATION; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENOTYPE; GOATS; MILK; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 84885775671     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: 18793460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2013.09.008     Document Type: Article

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