Lenticules for the control of quantitative methods in food microbiology

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 913-917

  Codd, A A ^a   Richardson, I R ^a   Andrews, N ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Public Health Laboratories Service   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; QUALITY CONTROL;

CONVENIENT ALTERNATIVES; INOCULA; OPERATING LIMIT; PLATING TECHNIQUE; QUANTITATIVE METHOD; TOTAL PLATE COUNT;

QUALITY ASSURANCE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD SAFETY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; QUALITY CONTROL; WATER QUALITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0031791211     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1998.00611.x     Document Type: Article

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