Direct in situ viability assessment of bacteria in probiotic dairy products using viability staining in conjunction with confocal scanning laser microscopy.

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Published in Appl Environ Microbiol on January 01, 2001

Authors

M A Auty1, G E Gardiner, S J McBrearty, E O O'Sullivan, D M Mulvihill, J K Collins, G F Fitzgerald, C Stanton, R P Ross

Author Affiliations

1: Teagasc, Dairy Products Research Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy. mauty@moorepark.teagasc.ie

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