A selective method for the demonstration of bifid bacteria (Lactobacillus bifidus) in materials tested for faecal contamination

A method which permits a selective enumeration of a subtype of the organisms hitherto referred to as Lactobacillus bifidus, known as an ordinary inhabitant of the intestines of human adults, is described. It is suggested that this method may be useful for the demonstration of organisms of this kind...

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Main Authors: Helge Gyllenberg, Seppo Niemelä
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Scientific Agricultural Society of Finland 1959-01-01
Series:Agricultural and Food Science
Online Access:https://journal.fi/afs/article/view/71472