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Isolation and characterization of Lactococcus piscium strains from vacuum-packaged refrigerated beef.
Journal of applied microbiology - 1 Jan 2002
Sakala R M, Hayashidani H, Kato Y, Kaneuchi C, Ogawa M
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: To characterize gram-positive, catalase-negative, psychrotrophic, lactic acid-homofermentative, non-motile cocci isolated from vacuum-packaged refrigerated beef using phenotypic and genotypic methods. METHODS AND RESULTS: A total of 89 strains was isolated at 2 and 6 weeks as one of the predominant microflora of five samples of vacuum-packaged beef stored at 2 degrees C. The strains were compared with...
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