Thermophilic Bacteria in Milk

I. Technique of Milk Examination. II. Saprophytic Flora of Milk and Milk Products. III. Pasteurisation of Milk. IV. Butter. V. Cheese

“…The high counts are those taken during the period of active vegetative growth. A measure of support is lent to this theory by the work of Christian (118), which showed that the germination of the spores of an organism, isolated from sterilised milk, was dependent upon a heating process.…”