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Identification and characterization of some psychrotrophic heat resistant/sporeforming bacteria in the Grade A raw milk supply of Oregon

Creator:

Meer, Ralph R.

Abstract:

Heat resistant sporeforming psychrotrophic bacteria were isolated from raw milk samples from 59 Grade A farms in Oregon. Forty-nine of the 59 (83%) raw milk samples in this survey contained sporeforming psychrotrophic bacteria; isolates from twenty-four (40%) of the samples exhibited proteolytic properties. Populations of sporeforming psychrotrophic bacteria ranged from...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis

Full Text:

AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Ralph Meer for the degree of