Use of [14C]lysine to detect microbial contamination in liquid foods.
A radiometric method for microbiological control in food industries is suggested. This method, based on the labeling of cells by [14C]lysine, was tested by using nine species of yeast and two species of bacteria.
D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005506:Food Contamination; D005516:Food Microbiology; D007778:Lactobacillus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008239:Lysine; D008851:Micropore Filters; D013045:Species Specificity; D015003:Yeasts / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes; D008239:Lysine