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Selection and properties of Streptococcus thermophilus mutants deficient in urease.
Journal of dairy science - 1 Jun 2004
Monnet C, Pernoud S, Sepulchre A, Fremaux C, Corrieu G
Abstract excerpt
Natural variations of the urea content of milk have a detrimental effect on the regularity of acidification by Streptococcus thermophilus strains used in dairy processes. The aim of the present study was to select urease-deficient mutants of S. thermophilus and to investigate their properties. Using an improved screening medium on agar plates, mutants were selected from 4 different parent strains after mutagen...
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