Comparison of conventional plating and simplate methods for enumeration of aerobic microorganisms, coliform and Escherichia coli in farm environmental samples

Journal of Rapid Methods and Automation in Microbiology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 258-265

  Pangloli, Philipus ^a   Jackson, Felix ^a   Richards, Harold A ^a   Mount, John R ^a   Draughon, F Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 33749443698     PISSN: 10603999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4581.2006.00051.x     Document Type: Article

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