Multiregional evaluation of the SimPlate heterotrophic plate count method compared to the standard plate count agar pour plate method in water

Authors
Jackson, RW Osborne, K Barnes, G Jolliff, C Zamani, D Roll, B Stillings, A Herzog, D Cannon, S Loveland, S
Citation
Rw. Jackson et al., Multiregional evaluation of the SimPlate heterotrophic plate count method compared to the standard plate count agar pour plate method in water, APPL ENVIR, 66(1), 2000, pp. 453-454
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Biology,Microbiology
Journal title
APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00992240 → ACNP
Volume
66
Issue
1
Year of publication
2000
Pages
453 - 454
Database
ISI
SICI code
0099-2240(200001)66:1<453:MEOTSH>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
A new SimPlate heterotrophic plate count (HPC) method (IDEXX Laboratories, Westbrook, Maine) was compared with the pour plate method at 35 degrees C f or 48 h. Six laboratories tested a total of 632 water samples. The SimPlate HPC method was found to be equivalent to the pour plate method by regressi on analysis (r = 0.95; y = 0.99X + 0.06).