Comparison of lactococcal bacteriophage isolated in the United States and Argentina.

doi:10.1016/0168-1605(91)90086-5

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Comparison of lactococcal bacteriophage isolated in the United States and Argentina.

International journal of food microbiology - 1 Aug 1991

de Fabrizio S V, Ledford R A, Shieh Y S, Brown J, Parada J L

Abstract excerpt

Bacteriophage of Lactococcus lactis ssp. lactis and ssp. cremoris, isolated in the United States and Argentina, were compared with respect to host range, adsorption, latent period, burst size and immunological cross-reactivity. Only 1 out of 13 U.S. culture isolates was sensitive to Argentinian p...

Topics

Absorption
Argentina
Bacteriophages
Cross Reactions
Culture Media
Lactococcus lactis
Mutation
United States
Viral Plaque Assay

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