AS 1766.2.12-1994

1 - AS 1766.2.12-1994 FOOD MICROBIOLOGY - EXAMINATION FOR SPECIFIC ORGANISMS - ESCHERICHIA COLI IN BIVALVE MOLLUSCS - RAPID METH
1 - PREFACE
1 - METHOD
1 - 1 SCOPE
1 - 2 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
2 - 3 DEFINITION
2 - 4 CULTURE MEDIA, DILUENTS AND REAGENTS
2 - 4.1 General
2 - 4.2 Peptone solution, 0.1%
2 - 4.3 Tryptone bile agar (TBA)
2 - 4.4 Minerals modified glutamate agar (MMGA)
2 - 4.5 Indole reagent (V racko and Sherris)
2 - 5 REFERENCE CULTURES
2 - 5.1 Escherichia coli
2 - 5.2 Enterobacter aerogenes
2 - 6 APPARATUS
2 - 6.1 Cellulose ester membranes
2 - 6.2 Ultraviolet lamp
2 - 7 PROCEDURE
2 - 7.1 General
2 - 7.2 Direct plate method
3 - 7.3 Resuscitation method
3 - 8 CALCULATION
3 - 9 REPORT
4 - 10 BIBLIOGRAPHY

This Standard sets out a rapid method for enumerating Escherichia coli in bivalve molluscs using a membrane plate technique.

This Standard sets out a rapid method for enumerating Escherichia coli in bivalve molluscs using a membrane plate technique.NOTES:1 This is a rapid method and should not be used for regulatory purposes.2 Other methods for examination of foods, including molluscs, for coliforms and E. coli are given in AS 1766.2.3.

First published in part as AS 1766.2.12-1984.
AS 1095.3.10 first published 1984.
AS 1766.2.12-1984 and AS 1095.3.10-1984 revised, amalgamated and designated AS 1766.2.12-1994.