AS 5013.4-2009

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Food microbiology, Method 4: Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for the enumeration of coliforms — Colony-count technique

This standard gives general guidelines for the enumeration of coliforms.

Table of contents
Header
About this publication
Preface
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Principle
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
5 Culture media and diluents
5.1 General
5.2 Diluents
5.3 Solid selective medium: Crystal violet neutral red bile lactose (VRBL) agar
5.3.1 Composition
5.3.2 Preparation
5.3.3 Performance testing for the quality assurance of the culture medium
5.4 Confirmation medium: Brilliant green lactose bile broth
5.4.1 Composition
5.4.2 Preparation
6 Apparatus and glassware
6.1
6.2
6.3
6.4
6.5
6.6
6.7
6.8
6.9
6.10
6.11
7 Sampling
8 Preparation of test sample
9 Procedure
9.1 Test portion, initial suspension and dilutions
9.2 Inoculation and incubation
9.2.1
9.2.2
9.2.3
9.2.4
9.3 Enumeration
9.4 Confirmation
10 Expression of results
11 Precision
12 Test report
Bibliography

Cited references in this standard
Content history

[Current]

[Superseded]

DR 07411

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Published

18/02/2009

Pages

6

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AS 5013.4-2009
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