Evaluation of the hygienic quality of raw milk based on the presence of bifidobacteria: the cow as a source of faecal contamination

Authors
Beerens, H de la Perriere, BHB Gavini, F
Citation
H. Beerens et al., Evaluation of the hygienic quality of raw milk based on the presence of bifidobacteria: the cow as a source of faecal contamination, INT J F MIC, 54(3), 2000, pp. 163-169
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Food Science/Nutrition
Journal title
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN journal
01681605 → ACNP
Volume
54
Issue
3
Year of publication
2000
Pages
163 - 169
Database
ISI
SICI code
0168-1605(20000325)54:3<163:EOTHQO>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
Fifty-eight samples of raw milk from three different farms were examined fo r the presence of bifidobacteria. Isolates were identified and compared wit h bifidobacteria isolated from dung of the cows that provided the milk. Of the raw milk samples, 88% harboured Bifidobacterium pseudolongum subsp. glo bosum, as did 95% of the dung samples. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All r ights reserved.