Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
8427926 Trends in Food Science & Technology 2018 27 Pages PDF
Abstract

- A review of flow cytometry for monitoring probiotic culture viability was undertaken.
- Flow cytometry had good correlation with plate counts for concentrated fresh cultures.
- Sample clean up steps are extremely important to achieve optimal resolution.
- Flow cytometry generates multi-parametric data not always reflecting plate counts.
- Regulatory definitions of cell viability and cell vitality needs clarification.
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