Assessment of measurement uncertainty for quantitative methods of analysis: Comparative assessment of the precision (uncertainty) of bacterial colony counts

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 44-51

  Jarvis, Basil ^a   Hedges, Alan J ^b   Corry, Janet E L ^b  

^a Ross Biosciences Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacterial colony counts; Measurement uncertainty; Precision; Repeatability; Reproducibility; Weighted means

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC BACTERIUM; AMPOULE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FREEZE DRYING; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY;

BACTERIA, AEROBIC; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CULTURE MEDIA; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 33947630841     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2006.12.037     Document Type: Article

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