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. 1978 Apr;35(4):820–822. doi: 10.1128/aem.35.4.820-822.1978

Plating procedure for the enumeration of coliforms from dairy products.

B Ray, M L Speck
PMCID: PMC242931  PMID: 348110

Abstract

A "repair-detection" procedure consisting of pour plating of food samples with Trypticase soy agar, followed by 1-h repair incubation at room temperature and subsequent overlay with violet red bile agar, was found to be an effective method for the detection of injuried and uninjuried coliforms from dairy products. This method was relatively less effective for the detection of coliforms in many semipreserved foods as compared with dairy products, but more effective than the most-probable-number method.

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