The need for confirmation in coliform and E. coli enumeration in foods

Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1049-1053

  Çakir, Ýbrahim ^a,b   Doan, Hilal B ^a,b   Bapinar, Ensar ^a,b   Keven, Fikret ^a,b  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b INONU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

BGB broth; Coliforms; E. coli; Indole test; LST broth; MUG

Indexed keywords

INDOLE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ECONOMICS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD; FOOD ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; RELIABILITY; STANDARD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TECHNIQUE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0036035282     PISSN: 13000128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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