A Direct Microscopic Count Procedure for the Rapid Estimation of Bacterial Numbers on Green-Headless Shrimp1,2

1 February 1975

journal article
Published by International Association for Food Protection in Journal of Milk and Food Technology

Vol. 38 (2), 76-77
https://doi.org/10.4315/0022-2747-38.2.76

Abstract

A Direct Microscopic Count (DMC) procedure, utilizing the Gram-stain, was used to estimate bacterial numbers on 149 samples of green-headless (shell-on) shrimp. A correlation of 0.876 (significant at P < 0.01) existed between the log DMC and log agar plate counts done at 25 C for 2 days. Samples judged questionable or unacceptable organoleptically had DMC's of 108 or more.

Keywords

PLATE
SHRIMP
PROCEDURE
UNACCEPTABLE
JUDGED
DIRECT MICROSCOPIC
MICROSCOPIC COUNT
ORGANOLEPTICALLY

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