title: Detection of bifidobacteria by using propionic acid as a selective agent.
abstract: This study introduces the use of the filtration membrane technique and the enrichment method to detect and enumerate bifidobacteria from various animal species.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Pharmacy, Lille, France.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Beerens
mesh_terms: D000193:Actinomycetales Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D000818:Animals; D001644:Bifidobacterium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003470:Culture Media; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005374:Filtration; D006801:Humans; D011422:Propionates / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D011422:Propionates