A CULTURAL SEMISOLIDE MEDIUM FOR CUANTIFICATION OF STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS CELLS FROM YOGURT

The consumption of yogurt will provide a therapeutic effect if the number of probiotic cells from this product is at least 106 cells/ml, over the whole valability period. So, it is necessary to be available cultural media to cuantification the Streptococcus thermophilus cells, in the probiotic products. For this reseaon we imaginated a cultural medium for cuantification the bacterial cells from this species from yogurt.