Table 2.
Examples of Microbiological Analysis Approaches for Monitoring Food Safety.
| Microbiological Approaches | Detection Limit (Log CFU/mL) | Time Consumed | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Viable Cell Counting | Unlimited | days | Rajapaksha et al. [9] González-Ferrero et al. [69] |
| Microscopy | Unlimited | min | Sakamoto et al. [70] Mobed et al. [71] |
| Absorbance | 8–9 | Immediate | Hazan et al. [72] Ikonen et al. [73] |
| Enzyme Linked Immunosorbence | 2.83–3 | 3 h | Shen et al. [74] Preechakasedkit et al. [75] |
| Staining with Fluorescence Dyes | 3–4 | 26 min | Guo et al. [76] Annenkov et al. [77] |
| Start Growth Time | 1.60–2.60 | h | Hazan et al. [72] |
| Flow Cytometry | 4–8 | h | Ou et al. [78] Adan et al. [79] |
| Methylene Blue Dye Reduction Test | 7 | h | Bapat et al. [80] Pawar et al. [81] |
| Isothermal Microcalorimeters | >2 | 5–7 h | Fricke et al. [82] Broga et al. [83] |
| Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) | 1 | 3 min | Multari et al. [84] Moncayo et al. [85] |
| Fourier Transform Infrared (FT-IR) Spectroscopy | 5.3 | 60 s | Ellis et al. [86] Johler et al. [87] |
| Nanoprobe-ATP | 2–6 | 20 min | Xu et al. [88] |