R. Bras. Zootec.01/Sep/1999;28(5):1086-92.

Isolation of Lactobacillusacidophilus from calves feces

Antônio Hamilton Chaves, José Fernando Coelho da Silva, Adão José Rezende Pinheiro, Oriel Fajardo de Campos, Sebastião de Campos Valadares Filho

DOI: 10.1590/S1516-35981999000500026

This work was carried out to isolate, characterize and identify Lactobacillusacidophilus strain from calves feces with 1- 3 days of age, collected directly from the rectum. The following tests for the characterization of the isolates were done: cellular morphology, gran test, catalase, gas production from glucose, growth at 15 and 45ºC, Litmus milk reduction, growth in culture medium with 4 and 8% sodium chloride, arginine hydrolysis, nitrate reduction and fermentation of several “carbohydrates”. From a total of 526 initial isolates, 12 (2.28%) strain of Lactobacillusacidophillus were identified.

Isolation of Lactobacillusacidophilus from calves feces

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