The contribution of sampling uncertainty to total measurement uncertainty in the enumeration of microorganisms in foods

Food Microbiology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 362-371

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

^a Upton Bishop   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Analysis of variance; Colony counts; Food microbiology; Measurement uncertainty; Microbial distributions; Sampling uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CHICKEN; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD PACKAGING; MEAT; MICROBIOLOGY; MILK; REPRODUCIBILITY; SAMPLE SIZE; UNCERTAINTY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD PACKAGING; MEAT; MILK; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SAMPLE SIZE; UNCERTAINTY;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); ENTEROBACTERIACEAE;

EID: 84857443694     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: 10959998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2012.01.002     Document Type: Article

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