Modified Microtiter count method for viable cell counts from pure cultures and food model samples

Food Microbiology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 595-599

  Kim, Sol ^a,b   Fung, Daniel Y C ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Microtiter count; Spiral plate; Viable cell counts

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTERITIDIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS;

EID: 18144400607     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2004.11.011     Document Type: Article

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