Microbiological Methods

Manual of Microbiological Methods

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Analytical Methods for Microbiological Water Quality Testing

A fundamental limiting factor in the assessment of microbial quality of waters, and especially drinking water, is often the very low number of each organism present. Therefore, it is important to note that most microbiological procedure consists of: concentration/enrichment, detection and quantification (Table 8.1). A consequence of this multi-step approach is that technological advancement of ...

Validation of qualitative microbiological test methods.

This paper considers a statistical model for the detection mechanism of qualitative microbiological test methods with a parameter for the detection proportion (the probability to detect a single organism) and a parameter for the false positive rate. It is demonstrated that the detection proportion and the bacterial density cannot be estimated separately, not even in a multiple dilution experime...

Evaluation of Rapid Microbiological Methods for Measuring Recreational Water Quality Evaluation of Rapid Microbiological Methods for Measuring Recreational Water Quality

Evolution of microbiological analytical methods for dairy industry needs

Traditionally, culture-based methods have been used to enumerate microbial populations in dairy products. Recent developments in molecular methods now enable faster and more sensitive analyses than classical microbiology procedures. These molecular tools allow a detailed characterization of cell physiological states and bacterial fitness and thus, offer new perspectives to integration of microb...