Evolution of microbiological analytical methods for dairy industry needs

Frontiers in Microbiology

Volumn 5, Issue FEB, 2014, Pages

  Sohier, Danièle ^a   Pavan, Sonia ^a   Riou, Armelle ^a   Combrisson, Jérôme ^b,c   Postollec, Florence ^a  

^a Agri Food Technical Institute   (France)

^b DANONE RESEARCH   (France)

^c BIOMÉRIEUX   (France)

Author keywords

Analytical method; Bacterial fitness; Dairy; Flow cytometry; Food microbiology; PCR; Probiotic; Quality control

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENT DYE; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ANALYTIC METHOD; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CELL COUNTING; CULTURE MEDIUM; DAIRY INDUSTRY; DAIRY PRODUCT; FERMENTATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD QUALITY; LACTOBACILLUS; MICROBIAL GROWTH; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; MICROFLORA; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATENT; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEOMICS; REPRODUCTIVE FITNESS; REVIEW; TRANSCRIPTOMICS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 84897641012     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664302X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2014.00016     Document Type: Review

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