THE DETECTION OF LACTIC ACID BACTERIA
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- 4 March 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Chartered Institute of Brewers and Distillers in Journal of the Institute of Brewing
- Vol. 85 (2) , 119-121
- https://doi.org/10.1002/j.2050-0416.1979.tb06839.x
Abstract
An examination of lactic acid bacteria involved in beer spoilage has demonstrated that many Pediococci and Lactobacilli are capable of growth on glucose media but incapable of growth on sucrose within 6 days. Some Lactobacilli are incapable of utilizing glucose for growth and are also unable to grow on media based on sucrose. All Lactobacilli studied which could not utilize glucose could utilize maltose. The results presented suggest that the use of a detection medium incorporating both glucose and maltose will result in increased ability to detect lactic acid bacteria.Keywords
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