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Isolation of halotolerant Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis from intestinal tract of coastal fish.
International journal of food microbiology - 15 Jan 2008
Itoi Shiro, Abe Takeshi, Washio Sayaka, Ikuno Erika, Kanomata Yuna, Sugita Haruo
Abstract excerpt
We isolated lactic acid bacteria from the intestinal tract of the pufferfish Takifugu niphobles caught in Shimoda, Shizuoka, Japan by using MRS broth prepared with 50% seawater. Additional screening was carried out using phenotypic tests such as Gram staining, cell morphology, catalase, oxidase and fermentation of glucose. Subsequently 227 isolates screened by the phenotypic tests were subjected to...
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