A COMPARISON BETWEEN TOTAL VIABLE COUNT BY SPREAD PLATING AND AQUAPLAK(R) FOR ENUMERATION OF BACTERIA IN WATER FROM A SHRIMP FARM

Authors
GUERRAFLORES AL ABREUGROBOIS A GOMEZGIL B
Citation
Al. Guerraflores et al., A COMPARISON BETWEEN TOTAL VIABLE COUNT BY SPREAD PLATING AND AQUAPLAK(R) FOR ENUMERATION OF BACTERIA IN WATER FROM A SHRIMP FARM, Journal of microbiological methods, 30(3), 1997, pp. 217-220
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology,"Biochemical Research Methods
Journal title
Journal of microbiological methods → ACNP
ISSN journal
01677012
Volume
30
Issue
3
Year of publication
1997
Pages
217 - 220
Database
ISI
SICI code
0167-7012(1997)30:3<217:ACBTVC>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
A new system named AquaPlak(R) designed for evaluating heterotrophic b acteria and those belonging to the genus Vibrio was compared to the st andard method of total viable count by spread plating. Water samples f rom a shrimp farm were evaluated by the two procedures over a 3-month period. The spread plating technique gave significantly higher viable counts for both Vibrio and heterotrophic bacteria than the AquaPlak(R) system. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science B.V.