Culture methods for LAB and dairy associated species.

7.1. Introduction 7.2. Established culture media for Lactobacilli 7.2.1. Rogosa agar 7.2.2. MRS medium 7.2.3. Skim milk and whey agar 7.3. M17 medium for selection and enumeration of lactococci and streptococci 7.3.1. Streptococcus thermophilus agar (ST agar) 7.4. Selective media for lactobacilli 7.4.1. MRS vancomycin (MRS-V): vancomycin resistance in Lactobacilli and LAB species 7.4.2. Additional selective agents 7.4.3. MRSV + selective agents for Lb. casei group enumeration 7.4.4 MRS-salicin, MRS-sorbitol, MRS-ribose, MRS gluconate agar 7. 4.5. MRS-clindamycin-ciprofloxacin (MRS-CC) agar. 7.4.6. MMV medium and Lc agar for L. casei group enumeration 7.4.7. MRS containing fructose (MRSF) 7.4.8. mMRS-BPB 7.4.9. MRS-NNLP agar and chromogenic agars for complex communities 7.4.10. Homofermentative-heterofermentative differential (HHD) medium 7.5. Media for their isolation of Bifidobacteria 7.5.1. MRS-NNLP agar 7.5.2. BSM, WSP, TOS-MUP 7.5.3. MRS-ABC 7.6. Phenotyping 7.7. Conclusions