COMPARISON OF A RAPID PLATE-COUNT AND MPN METHODS FOR ENUMERATION OF FECAL-COLIFORMS AND ESCHERICHIA-COLI IN SOFT-SHELL CLAMS

Authors
GARCIA GR HAYMOND RE SPRAGUE DM SINGLETON ER PEELER JT LANCETTE GA SOFOS JN
Citation
Gr. Garcia et al., COMPARISON OF A RAPID PLATE-COUNT AND MPN METHODS FOR ENUMERATION OF FECAL-COLIFORMS AND ESCHERICHIA-COLI IN SOFT-SHELL CLAMS, Journal of food protection, 58(11), 1995, pp. 1197-1200
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Food Science & Tenology","Biothechnology & Applied Migrobiology
Journal title
Journal of food protection → ACNP
ISSN journal
0362028X
Volume
58
Issue
11
Year of publication
1995
Pages
1197 - 1200
Database
ISI
SICI code
0362-028X(1995)58:11<1197:COARPA>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
A direct elevated temperature plate count method utilizing modified fe cal coliform agar with rosolic acid (ETPC/mFC) was compared to 5-tube and 3-tube most probable number (MPN) procedures for its accuracy in e numerating fecal coliforms and Escherichia coli in naturally and artif icially contaminated soft-shell clams (Mya arenaria). The results indi cated that the extent of overall recovery of fecal coliforms was simil ar in the two methods tested. Therefore, the ETPC/mFC method may be co nsidered as a rapid procedure for fecal coliform screening during depu ration of softshell clams.