Evaluation of the TEMPO® most probable number technique for the enumeration of Enterobacteriaceae in food and dairy products

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 109, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1810-1816

  Owen, M ^a   Willis, C ^a   Lamph, D ^a  

^a SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Automated; Dairy; Enterobacteria; Enumeration; Food; TEMPO

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATED; ENTEROBACTERIA; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENUMERATION; ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLE; FOOD SAMPLES; LABORATORY METHODS; MOST PROBABLE NUMBER; NUMBER SYSTEM; TEMPO;

FOOD MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIUM; DAIRY FARMING; FOOD;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; DAIRY PRODUCT; DIAGNOSIS, MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; FOOD ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MOST PROBABLE NUMBER; NONHUMAN; POUR PLATE TECHNIQUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPREAD PLATE TECHNIQUE; TEMPO EB AUTOMATION;

ENTEROBACTERIACEAE;

EID: 78650459438     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2010.04810.x     Document Type: Article

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