Enumeration of coliforms and Escherichia coli in frozen black tiger shrimp Penaeus monodon by conventional and rapid methods

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 113-121

  Suwansonthichai, Sasithorn ^a   Rengpipat, Sirirat ^b  

^a MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

^b CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Chromocult coliform agar; Coliforms; Conventional method; Escherichia coli; Fluorocult LMX broth; Penaeus monodon; Petrifilm E. coli count plates

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; SAMPLING; SHRIMP;

AGAR; ANIMALS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CULTURE MEDIA; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FROZEN FOODS; PENAEIDAE; SEAFOOD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); ESCHERICHIA COLI; MONODON; PANTHERA TIGRIS; PENAEUS MONODON;

EID: 0037088880     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1605(02)00190-3     Document Type: Article

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