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AS 5013.5:2016
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Food microbiology, Method 5: Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the enumeration of microorganisms — Colony count at 30°C by the pour plate technique
Specifies a horizontal method for enumeration of microorganisms that are able to grow and form colonies in a solid medium after aerobic incubation at 30 °C.
Table of contents
Header
About this publication
Preface
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Principle
5 Culture media and diluents
5.1 General
5.2 Diluents
5.3 Agar medium: plate count agar (PCA)
5.3.1 Composition
5.3.2 Preparation
5.3.3 Performance testing of the culture medium
5.3.3.1 General
5.3.3.2 Productivity
5.4 Overlay medium (if necessary; see 9.2.7)
5.4.1 Composition
5.4.2 Preparation
6 Apparatus
6.1
6.2
6.3
6.4
6.5
6.6
6.7
6.8
7 Sampling
8 Preparation of test sample
9 Procedure
9.1 Test portion, initial suspension and dilutions
