Laboratory experiment demonstrates enhanced colony counts in dairy starter cultures on phosphate-supplemented Elliker agar, highlighting the benefit of chemical buffering.
Enumeration of lactic acid streptococci from dairy starter cultures on Elliker agar was improved by the addition of 0.4% (wt/vol) diammonium phosphate. Agar plate counts were up to 7.75 times greater due to improved buffering by the phosphate salt.
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