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Extremely halotolerant bacteria characteristic of fully cured and dried cod.
International journal of food microbiology - 20 May 1997
Vilhelmsson O, Hafsteinsson H, Kristjánsson J K
Abstract excerpt
Gram-positive cocci were isolated in high numbers from salted codfish during processing. They were found to be the main bacterial type in fully cured and dried salted cod. Phenotypic characterization of 37 strains showed them to belong to the novobiocin resistant staphylococci, most likely Staphylococcus arlettae or xylosus. Based on sequencing of 16S rDNA and comparison of 700 bases it was concluded that they...
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