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R. Maarit Niemi, and Seppo I. Niemelä, Growth of Enterococcus, Lactococcus and Streptococcus strains and environmental isolates in liquid media and their reactions on BEEA, International Journal of Food Microbiology, Volume 23, Issue 1 , September 1994, Pages 71-78

ABSTRACT

Growth of known species of Enterococcus, Lactococcus and Streptococcus and Aerococcus viridans in selective and nonselective liquid media routinely used to enumerate faecal streptococci was measured optically at different temperatures. Growth of environmental isolates was measured in some of these media. Growth of the reference strains on Bile esculin azide agar at elevated incubation temperatures was tested. The results revealed only minor differences between media but strong influence of incubation temperature. Some media tended to yield higher cell densities than others. For many species the inoculum size affected maximum turbidity. To combine selective media with selective incubation temperatures seems to be necessary to achieve satisfactory reliability in traditional liquid enumeration methods for faecal streptococci. Because of the diversity of this group, optimal selectivity and recovery can hardly be achieved simultaneously.

Author Keywords: Faecal streptococci; Enterococci; Enumeration methods; Maximum temperature for growth

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