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. 1980 Jul;40(1):177–178. doi: 10.1128/aem.40.1.177-178.1980

Comparison of direct serial dilution and most-probable-number methods for determining endotoxins in meats by the Limulus amoebocyte lysate test.

J A Seiter, J M Jay

PMCID: PMC291545 PMID: 7190811

Abstract

When the endotoxin content of ground beef was determined by direct serial dilution and by three-tube most-probable-number methods, the results were not significantly different, although the latter method provided more specific values for individual samples.

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Jay J. M., Margitic S., Shereda A. L., Covington H. V. Determining endotoxin content of ground beef by the Limulus amoebocyte lysate test as a rapid indicator of microbial quality. Appl Environ Microbiol. 1979 Nov;38(5):885–890. doi: 10.1128/aem.38.5.885-890.1979. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]

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