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An assessment of three selective media for bifidobacteria in faeces
Author(s) -
Silvi S.,
Rumney C.J.,
Rowland I.R.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
journal of applied bacteriology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.889
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1365-2672
pISSN - 0021-8847
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1996.tb03547.x
Subject(s) - enumeration , bifidobacterium , feces , isolation (microbiology) , agar , actinomycetaceae , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , food science , bacteria , lactobacillus , mathematics , genetics , combinatorics , fermentation
Three previously described media enumerating Bifidobacterium spp. in faeces were compared with respect to their selectivity and quantitative recovery. The results of this study indicate that of the three media studied, Beerens’agar is the most suitable medium for isolation and enumeration of Bifidobacterium spp. from the gut microflora.