On the compositing of samples for qualitative microbiological testing

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 592-598

  Jarvis, B ^a  

^a Daubies Farm   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Composting; Microbiological criteria; Qualitative tests; Sampling; Statistics

Indexed keywords

FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD SAFETY;

COMPLIANCE TESTING; COMPOSITING; FIT FOR PURPOSE; FOOD SAMPLES; MICROBIOLOGICAL CRITERIA; MICROBIOLOGICAL TESTING; QUALITATIVE TEST; SAMPLE UNITS; STATISTICAL DIFFERENCES; TARGET ORGANISM;

SAMPLING;

COMPOSTING; MICROBIOLOGY; STATISTICAL METHODS;

COMPOSTING; LABORATORY METHOD; LEGISLATION; MICROBIOLOGY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; TESTING METHOD;

ARTICLE; ENTEROBACTER SAKAZAKII; FOOD ANALYSIS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MICROBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SALMONELLA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 36348999757     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: 1472765X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2007.02237.x     Document Type: Article

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