title: An assessment of three selective media for bifidobacteria in faeces.
abstract: Three previously described media enumerating Bifidobacterium spp. in faeces were compared with respect to their selectivity and quantitative recovery. The results of this study indicate that of the three media studied, Beerens' agar is the most suitable medium for isolation and enumeration of Bifidobacterium spp. from the gut microflora.
authors.affiliation: Departamenti di Scienze Igienistiche e Sanitarie-Ambientali, Camerino University, Italy.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Silvi
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Rumney
authors.forename: I R
authors.initials: IR
authors.lastname: Rowland
mesh_terms: D001644:Bifidobacterium / Q000254:growth & development*; D003470:Culture Media; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media