A Differential Medium for the Enumeration of Homofermentative and Heterofermentative Lactic Acid Bacteria
- 1 June 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Applied and Environmental Microbiology
- Vol. 53 (6) , 1382-1384
- https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.53.6.1382-1384.1987
Abstract
A medium was developed for the differential enumeration of homofermentative and heterofermentative lactic acid bacteria. Essential components of the medium included fructose (14 mM), KH2PO4 (18 mM), bromcresol green (as a pH indicator), and other nutrients to support growth. In agar medium, homofermentative colonies were blue to green, while heterofermentative colonies remained white. A total of 21 Lactobacillus, Pediococcus, Leuconostoc, and Streptococcus species were correctly classified with the medium.This publication has 6 references indexed in Scilit:
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