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METHOD FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF WILD YEAST INFECTION IN PITCHING YEAST
Author(s) -
Morris E. O.,
Eddy A. A.
Publication year - 1957
Publication title -
journal of the institute of brewing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.523
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 2050-0416
pISSN - 0046-9750
DOI - 10.1002/j.2050-0416.1957.tb02902.x
Subject(s) - yeast , agar , agar plate , biology , food science , microbiology and biotechnology , biochemistry , genetics , bacteria
A medium incorporating lysine as described by Walters & Thiselton favours the growth of those wild yeasts which may form contaminants in brewery pitching yeast; such a medium, modified by the addition of agar, provides a convenient means for quantitative estimation of the degree of infection.