Efficacy of chromocult coliform agar for coliform and Escherichia coli detection in foods

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 539-541

  Turner, K M ^a   Restaino, L ^a   Frampton, E W ^a  

^a R and F Laboratories   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR; BACTERIUM DETECTION; COLIFORM; COLONY FORMING UNIT; DODECYL SULFATE; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD PRODUCT; HYMECROMONE BETA GLUCURONIDE; MEAT; REACTION ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE; TRYPTOPHAN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0034113676     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-63.4.539     Document Type: Article

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