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Day, N. B., B. J. Skura, and W. D. Powrie. "Comparison of three media used for the enumeration of heat-injured Botrytis cinerea." Canadian Journal of Microbiology 34, no. 2 (February 1, 1988): 194–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/m88-036.

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The efficacy of three media (antibiotic-supplemented plate count agar (3 days, 21 °C); antibiotic–pyruvate–supplemented plate count agar (3 days, 21 °C); and trypticase soy agar (16 h, followed by 2.5 days on antibiotic-supplemented plate count agar, 21 °C)) for recovery of heat-injured Botrytis cinerea spores was compared using hydrophobic grid membrane filters. The filters restrict spreading of fungal colonies and facilitate the transfer of fungal spores from pre-enrichment trypticase soy agar to antibiotic-supplemented plate count agar. Counts obtained from pre-enrichment on trypticase soy agar were significantly larger than counts obtained from the other media (α = 0.05). Addition of sodium pyruvate to antibiotic-supplemented plate count agar did not increase spore recovery (α = 0.05). The use of trypticase soy agar as a pre-enrichment medium should be considered for use when antibiotic-supplemented plate count agar is employed in the enumeration of heat-stressed fungi.
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Souto, Luís I. M., Clarice Y. Minagawa, Evelise O. Telles, Márcio A. Garbuglio, Marcos Amaku, Priscilla A. Melville, Ricardo A. Dias, Sonia T. Sakata, and Nilson R. Benites. "Correlation between mastitis occurrence and the count of microorganisms in bulk raw milk of bovine dairy herds in four selective culture media." Journal of Dairy Research 77, no. 1 (November 26, 2009): 63–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022029909990409.

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Milk is the normal secretion of the mammary gland, practically free of colostrum and obtained by the complete milking of one or more healthy animals. Mastitis is an inflammatory process of the mammary gland and it may cause alterations in the milk. The present work aimed to verify whether it is possible, by means of the counts of microorganism in the bulk raw milk in four selective culture media, to establish a correlation with the occurrence of mastitis and therefore, to monitor this disease in bovine dairy herds. The following selective culture media were used: KF Streptococcus Agar, Edwards Agar, Baird-Parker Agar, Blood Agar plus potassium tellurite. Spearman's correlation coefficient was calculated in order to compare the occurrence of mastitis (percentage) in each herd with respective selective culture media counts of microorganisms in bulk raw milk. Thirty-six possibilities were analysed (Tamis and CMT-positive rates were compared with the log-transformed count in four selective culture media) and there was a negative correlation between Tamis 3 and the Baird-Parker Agar plate count. The total results of microbiological tests showed that there were three correlations of the counts in selective culture media. Fifty-two possibilities were analysed and there was a negative correlation between no-bacterial-growth mastitis rates and log10 of KF Streptoccocus Agar plate count and there were two positive correlations between coagulase-positive staphylococci and log10 of Baird-Parker Agar plate count and Blood Agar plus potassium tellurite plate count.
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TING, WEI-TSYI, and GEORGE J. BANWART. "Enumeration of Enterococci and Aerobic Mesophilic Plate Count in Dried Soup Using Three Reconstitution Methods." Journal of Food Protection 48, no. 9 (September 1, 1985): 770–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.4315/0362-028x-48.9.770.

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A naturally contaminated dried soup sample was reconstituted by three different methods (1:1 swirl, 1:9 soak and 1:9 rapid rehydration) and analyzed for enterococci on m-enterococcus agar and aerobic mesophilic plate count on plate count agar. The enterococcal counts obtained by the 1:1 swirl and the 1:9 soak methods were 41.6% and 26.5%, respectively, higher than that of the commonly used 1:9 rapid rehydration method. The aerobic mesophilic plate counts for the three systems were not significantly different.
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Roth, Jonathan N. "Temperature-Independent Pectin Gel Method for Aerobic Plate Count in Dairy and Nondairy Food Products: Collaborative Study." Journal of AOAC INTERNATIONAL 71, no. 2 (March 1, 1988): 343–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jaoac/71.2.343.

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Abstract Ten laboratories participated in a collaborative study to compare the pectin-based plate count (PC) Redigel method with the aerobic plate count and standard plate count agar-based standard methods for the estimation of total bacterial counts in 9 different nondairy food and dairy food products. The foods were cream, homogenized milk, raw milk, cheese, raw chicken, raw oysters, frozen broccoli, flour, and spices. Each laboratory analyzed 6 samples (3 sample pairs) of each food group. Counts obtained by the pectin-based plate count and agarbased plate count methods differed significantly (P 0.05) only for homogenized milk, where the pectin gel method resulted in higher counts. The actual counts were higher in the pectin gel method in 8 of the 9 food groups. The log means for pectin gel and agar-based media, respectively, for the 9 food groups were: cream 8.106 and 7.844; homogenized milk 8.642 and 8.231; raw milk 8.711 and 8.423; chicken 7.654 and 7.645; oysters 7.201 and 7.180; broccoli 7.102 and 6.798; cheese 8.045 and 8.055; flour 4.112 and 3.988; spice 5.379 and 5.314. The repeatability standard deviations favored the pectin gel method in 6 of the 9 foods tested. The reproducibility standard deviations favored the pectin gel method in 7 of the 9 foods tested. These results strongly support the suitability of the pectin gel method as an alternative to agar-based plate count and other methods for total bacterial counts in nondairy and dairy food products. The pectin gel method has been adopted official first action.
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Vulindlu, M., A. Charlett, S. Surman, and J. V. Lee. "Comparison of agar-based methods for the isolation and enumeration of heterotrophic bacteria with the new Multidose IDEXX(tm) SimPlate method." Water Science and Technology 50, no. 1 (July 1, 2004): 277–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.2004.0067.

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Pour and spread plates are the conventional methods of choice for the isolation and enumeration of heterotrophic microorganisms in treated water supplies. The tests are performed at 22°C and 37°C for 72 h and 48 h respectively. Counts at 22°C are associated with pollution of water systems from external sources, while counts at 37°C are used as an indication of treatment plant performance and the deterioration of the general quality of water. Conventional methods using Yeast Extract Agar for a pour plate and R2A agar for a spread plate were compared with the multidose IDEXXTM SimPlate method for the isolation and enumeration of heterotrophic bacteria in water. SimPlate gave a significantly higher count on average than the conventional methods. The R2A method showed the next highest count, being significantly higher than Yeast Extract Agar. In addition, unlike the pour and spread plate methods, SimPlate was easier to use, reduced labour, and the test results were far easier to read.
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Townsend, David E., and Ali Naqui. "Comparison of SimPlate TotalTM Plate Count Test with Plate Count Agar Method for Detection and Quantitation of Bacteria in Food." Journal of AOAC INTERNATIONAL 81, no. 3 (May 1, 1998): 563–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jaoac/81.3.563.

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abstract The SimPlateTM Total Plate Count (TPC) test, developed by IDEXX Laboratories, Inc., detects and quantitates total bacterial concentration in food after 24 h of incubation. The performance of SimPlate TPC was compared with that of the plate count agar (PCA) method for enumerating total bacterial concentration of 255 food samples representing 15 different food matrixes. Total bacterial counts on SimPlate TPC were measured after 24 h of incubation and plotted against values obtained from PCA after 48 h. Simple regression analysis of the data showed strong correlation between the methods (r = 0.95); the sensitivity of SimPlate TPC for foodborne bacteria was 96% relative to PCA (slope = 0.96). It was concluded that SimPlate TPC is a suitable alternative for the detection and quantitation of foodborne bacteria. The method has been granted Performance Tested Certification by the AOAC Research Institute.
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Jackson, R. Wayne, Karen Osborne, Gary Barnes, Carol Jolliff, Dianna Zamani, Bruce Roll, Amy Stillings, David Herzog, Shelly Cannon, and Scott Loveland. "Multiregional Evaluation of the SimPlate Heterotrophic Plate Count Method Compared to the Standard Plate Count Agar Pour Plate Method in Water." Applied and Environmental Microbiology 66, no. 1 (January 1, 2000): 453–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/aem.66.1.453-454.2000.

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ABSTRACT A new SimPlate heterotrophic plate count (HPC) method (IDEXX Laboratories, Westbrook, Maine) was compared with the pour plate method at 35°C for 48 h. Six laboratories tested a total of 632 water samples. The SimPlate HPC method was found to be equivalent to the pour plate method by regression analysis (r = 0.95;y = 0.99X + 0.06).
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SMITH, LORRAINE B., TERRANCE L. FOX, and F. F. BUSTA. "Comparison of a Dry Medium Culture Plate (Petrifilm SM Plates) Method to the Aerobic Plate Count Method for Enumeration of Mesophilic Aerobic Colony-Forming Units in Fresh Ground Beef." Journal of Food Protection 48, no. 12 (December 1, 1985): 1044–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.4315/0362-028x-48.12.1044.

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Mesophilic aerobic microbial populations in fresh ground beef were enumerated with a new system, Petrifilm™ SM Plates (PSM), and with the conventional aerobic plate count (APC) method using standard methods agar (SMA). Total colony-forming units were determined in 119 fresh ground beef samples (29 extra-lean, 30 lean and 60 regular) purchased at nine different retail markets over a period of 6 wk. Linear regression analysis of PSM vs. APC counts gave a slope of 0.963, an intercept of −0.027, and a correlation coefficient of 0.951. Mean log10 counts on PSM were 5.86 compared to 6.11 on SMA (P<0.01) or a mean log10 difference of −0.25. These analyses indicate that the Petrifilm SM method would be a possible alternative for the aerobic plate count method.
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COOK, DAVID W. "Refrigeration of Oyster Shellstock: Conditions Which Minimize the Outgrowth of Vibrio vulnificus." Journal of Food Protection 60, no. 4 (April 1, 1997): 349–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.4315/0362-028x-60.4.349.

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The multiplication of Vibrio vulnificus in summer harvest oyster shellstock held without refrigeration was followed over a 14 h postharvest period. Mean (n = 7) increases were 0,75, 1.30, 1.74, and 1.94 log units at 3.5 h, 7 h, 10.5 h, and 14 h postharvest, respectively. Aerobic plate counts (spread plates on plate count agar [PCA] containing 1% NaCl, 25°C) but not standard plate counts (pour plates, PCA, 35°C) showed a similar trend in increase. Reducing the time oyster shellstock remains outside refrigeration can decrease consumer exposure to high numbers of V. vulnificus, but shellstock must be cooled immediately after harvest to eliminate postharvest growth of this bacterium.
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ENTIS, PHYLLIS, and PETER BOLESZCZUK. "Use of Fast Green FCF with Tryptic Soy Agar for Aerobic Plate Count by the Hydrophobic Grid Membrane Filter." Journal of Food Protection 49, no. 4 (April 1, 1986): 278–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.4315/0362-028x-49.4.278.

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A hydrophobic grid membrane filter (HGMF) method for aerobic plate count using Tryptic Soy Agar with fast green FCF was evaluated against a conventional pour plate method on 250 food samples, representing 25 product categories. The HGMF method yielded counts equivalent to or significantly higher than the pour plate method for 24 of the 25 product categories (t-test for paired data).
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Bermejo, Lucas Justiniano. "Ação do ultrassom na remoção do biofilme dos reservatórios de equipos odontológicos da Faculdade de Odontologia de Bauru." Universidade de São Paulo, 2012. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/25/25142/tde-01102012-171948/.

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Foram avaliados 25 reservatórios de água dos equipos odontológicos da Clínica de Dentística/Endodontia da FOB/USP com relação à presença de micro-organismos e a ação do ultrassom (US) na remoção do biofilme. Amostras de 10ml de água foram obtidas e alíquotas de 25l in natura e diluída até 10-4 foram semeadas pela técnica da gota nos meios: R2A Agar (R2A), Plate Count Agar (PCA), Peptona Diluída (PD) e Sabouraud Dextrose Agar com cloranfenicol a 1% (SDA), incubadas a 24º C por 72 horas. A água dos reservatórios foi descartada e 500 ml de água destilada esterilizada foi adicionada, sendo submetidos à ação do ultrassom (US) por 15 minutos, seguidos do mesmo procedimento descrito anteriormente. As colônias de bactérias foram quantificadas e os fungos foram identificados por micro-cultivo. A média da detecção de UFC/ml antes e após o US foi de 173.787 e 15.841 para o R2A, 104.873 e 3.034 para o PCA e de 245.824 e 8.231 para o PD. A média de fungos foi de 52,4 antes e 19,2 UFC/ml após ação do US. Fungos foram detectados em 20 reservatórios antes e em 12 deles após uso do US. O Penicillium sp apresentou prevalência de 36% nos reservatórios de água avaliados. Os resultados obtidos permitem concluir que o US foi eficiente em desestruturar o biofilme, embora não o elimine por completo, apresentando maior efetividade na desestruturação de bactérias.
A total of 25 waterline unit reservoirs of the odontological sets from the Dentistry/Endodontic Clinic of FOB/USP were assessed, in relation to the presence of microorganisms and the ultrasound action (US) on the biofilm removal. Waterline samples of 10ml were obtained from aliquots of 25l in natura and diluted until 10-4, then, they were spread using the dripping technique on the means: R2A Agar (R2A), Plate Count Agar (PCA), diluted Peptone (DP) and Sabouraud Dextrose Agar with cloranfenicol at 1% (SDA), being incubated at 24º C for 72 hours. The waterline units of the reservoirs were discarded and 500 ml of sterilized distilled water was added, submitted to ultrasound action (US) for 15 minutes, following the same procedure described afore. The bacteria colonies were quantified and the fungi were identified through micro-culture. The average of detection of UFC/ml before and after US was 173.787 and 15.841 for R2A, 104.873 and 3.034 for PCA and of 245.824 and 8.231 for PD. The fungi average was 52,4 before and 19,2 UFC/ml after the action of US. Fungi were detected in 20 reservoirs before and 12 after using US. Penicillium sp showed a prevalence of 36% in the waterline reservoirs assessed. The results obtained, led to the conclusion that US was efficient to break the structure of the biofilm, although it did not eliminate it completely, showing more effectiveness to break the bacteria structure.
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Gonsalves, Camila Cristina. "Contagem de campylobacter spp. em amostras de diferentes pontos do fluxograma de abate de frangos por método de plaqueamento direto em Ágar mCCDA e Campy-Cefex." reponame:Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da UFRGS, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10183/97862.

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Nas últimas décadas as espécies de Campylobacter spp. são reconhecidas como importantes agentes de gastroenterites de origem alimentar em humanos em diversos países, tendo como principal veículo de transmissão a carne de frango. Devido ao aumento da frequência com que é isolada a partir de humanos, animais, alimentos e água, esta bactéria tem sido foco crescente de atenção nos últimos 30 anos. No Brasil, ainda são limitadas as informações sobre esta bactéria na cadeia de produção de aves, não existindo legislação que contemple o controle de Campylobacter. A alta incidência na avicultura, a presença natural deste patógeno nos animais e os graves problemas de saúde pública gerados tornam essa bactéria alvo de esforços para prevenção e controle. O objetivo do presente estudo foi avaliar se a metodologia de contagem direta proposta pela normativa MLG 41.02 teria eficiência na monitoria em diferentes amostras avícolas e paralelamente comparar o desempenho de dois ágares (mCCDA e Campy-Cefex) na contagem de Campylobacter spp. Foram realizadas quatro tomadas de amostras em um frigorífico da região Sul do país, durante um mês, sendo a amostragem composta por suabes de cloaca, carcaças pré-chiller, carcaças pós-chiller, água pré-chiller, água do chiller, e amostras de água de abastecimento. O ágar Campy-Cefex obteve maior frequência de isolamento de Campylobacter spp. em diferentes amostras avícolas quando comparado com o ágar mCCDA. Houve redução significativa de contaminação ao longo da linha de abate, com níveis de 9,8 x 102 UFC/mL em carcaças préchiller e 1,5x102 UFC/mL em carcaças pós-chiller. Do total de amostras em que foram realizadas a PCR, 72% foram positivas para Campylobacter jejuni e 38% positivas para Campylobacter coli. A metodologia mostrou-se eficiente e possível de ser aplicada na indústria avícola, em diferentes materiais, para monitoria de Campylobacter.
In recent decades the Campylobacter spp. species are recognized as important agents of foodborne gastroenteritis in humans in several countries and the broiler meat as are pointed as the main vehicle of transmission. Due the increase in frequency isolation from humans, animals, food and water, this bacteria has received great attention in the last 30 years. The information about this bacteria are still limited in Brazil and in the poultry production chain, there are no laws to the Campylobacter’s control. The high incidence in poultry industry, the natural presence of this pathogen in animals and the serious concern in public health, lead this bacteria as target to prevention and control efforts. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether the direct counting methodology proposed by MLG 41.02 rules would be efficient on monitoring different poultry samples, as well as to compare two agars plate (mCCDA and Campy-Cefex) performance’s to Campylobacter cell count. We carried out four samples taken in a slaughterhouse located at southern region of Brazil, during one month. The samples were composed by cloacal swabs, pre-chiller carcasses, post-chiller carcasses, pre-chiller water, chiller water, and water supply samples. The Campy-Cefex agar showed higher Campylobacter spp isolation frequency of among different poultry samples than mCCDA agar. There was a significant reduction in contamination along the slaughter line with levels of 9.8 x 102 CFU/mL in pre- chiller carcasses and 1.5 x102 CFU/mL in post-chiller carcasses. The samples typified by PCR, showed 72% of the samples as Campylobacter jejuni and 38% as Campylobacter coli. The methodology was efficient and also possible to be used in the poultry’s industry for different samples to Campylobacter monitoring program.
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Zechmeisterová, Lucie. "Faktory ovlivňující kvalitu červeného vína." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta chemická, 2008. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-216207.

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In my thesis, I focused on monitoring of microorganisms in the sample of red grape juice and on the interactions between yeasts, bacteria and filamentous fungi. Three different media were applied for the cultivation of microorganisms; firstly for monitoring of total volume of microorganisms, secondly for yeasts and third time for lactic acid bacteria. The indirect method was used for the determination of the amount of viable cells. This method consists in enumerating of visible macroscopic colonies grown up on agar plates. When the cells grew up, the forms of colonies were analyzed visually and the morphology of microorganisms was detected microscopically. The operating time of enzymes in grape juice in the production of red wine was monitored after application of commercial enzymatic preparation. The enzym action in grape juice was observed on the basis of the process of degradation of high – molecular substrate by enzymes through the use of Ubbelohd´s viscometer. The research findings provided a lot of knowledge about the occurance of microflora in the process of production of red wine. The commercial preparations added to grape juice played a significant role.
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Book chapters on the topic "Plate Count Agar"

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Clark, Francis E. "Agar-Plate Method for Total Microbial Count." In Agronomy Monographs, 1460–66. Madison, WI, USA: American Society of Agronomy, Soil Science Society of America, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.2134/agronmonogr9.2.c48.

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Monteiro, Fernando C., João Ribeiro, and Ramiro Martins. "Interactive/Automated Method to Count Bacterial Colonies." In Handbook of Research on Human-Computer Interfaces, Developments, and Applications, 556–77. IGI Global, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0435-1.ch023.

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Counting of bacterial colonies on agar plates is a routine practice to get a rough estimate of the number of viable cells in a sample. The number of colonies in a culture is predominantly manually counted to calculate the concentration of bacteria in the original broth; however, manual counting can be tedious, time-consuming and imprecise. Automation of colony counting has been of increasing interest for many decades, and these methods have been shown to be more consistent than manual counting. Significant limitations of many algorithms used in automated systems are their inability to recognize overlapping colonies as distinct and to count colonies on the plate boundary. This study proposes an interactive counting system and a fully automated system using image processing which overcomes these problems. The proposed system is capable to reduce the manpower and time required for counting while taking account colonies both around the central area and boundary areas of the dish. These systems are part of an application to count colonies based in a mobile phone camera.
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Dolphin, Heather, and Fatima Ahmad. "Bacteriology Diagnostic Methods." In Tutorial Topics in Infection for the Combined Infection Training Programme. Oxford University Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198801740.003.0015.

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This is summarized in Table 8.1. a) Microscopy— A cell count is performed on sterile fluids and CSF samples using the Neubauer chamber or a similar device. The number of white blood cells (WBC) and red blood cells seen under the microscope are reported as well as the differential WBC count (i.e. the number or percentage of lymphocytes and neutrophils in the sample). A Gram stain is then done and the presence of any organism reported. b) Culture samples are plated onto the appropriate media and streaked out for single colonies as shown. Blood agar is normally used; however, other media are used depending on the site of the specimen, e.g. chocolate agar is used if a fastidious organism is a potential pathogen such as Haemophilus sp.; anaerobic agar for anaerobes; selective agar such as MacConkey can be used on non-sterile specimens to differentiate between the colony types. Plates are incubated for eighteen to forty-eight hours at the correct conditions; most plates being CO2, others at O2 and anaerobically. c) Identification plates are examined for growth. Potentially significant isolates are identified either by MALDI-TOF MS, by API, or other biochemical tests. d) Sensitivities are performed on significant organisms by manual and automated methods. This is summarized in Table 8.2. Selective agar is necessary when isolating pathogens from faeces, although further confirmatory tests are needed. ● Black or colourless colonies on xylose lysine deoxycholate (XLD) or other chromogenic agar plates are tested with oxidase reagent. ● Oxidase negative isolates are identified by MALDI-TOF, API and or biochemically using triple-sugar iron (TSI) tubes. ● Serology is then performed on suspicious isolates and sent to a reference laboratory for confirmation. ● Campylobacter is confirmed by testing grey flat colonies on campylobacter agar with oxidase reagent. Oxidase positive samples are Gram stained and if ‘seagull’-shaped gram-negative bacteria are observed under the microscope, campylobacter is confirmed. The catalase test is a simple biochemical test to differentiate between Staphylococcus species and Streptococcus species, with the use of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). It tests for the presence of the enzyme catalase which is found in Staphylococcus species.
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Conference papers on the topic "Plate Count Agar"

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Hinz, Brandon J., Karim H. Muci-Küchler, and Pauline M. Smith. "Distribution of Bacteria in Simplified Surrogate Extremities Shot With Small Caliber Projectiles." In ASME 2013 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/imece2013-64803.

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Experiments were conducted to determine bacteria distribution trends in wound cavities of simplified surrogate extremities shot using small caliber projectiles. Two different shapes of targets, cylindrical and square, were used in this study. Cylindrical targets are more representative of an extremity but create difficulties while conducting tests due to inconsistent cavity lengths and optical distortions. Square targets, which are not as susceptible to the problems mentioned above, could be used in place of cylindrical ones if their shape does not significantly affect the distribution of bacteria within the wound cavity. Surface contamination of the targets in the experiments was represented using a circular piece of filter paper moistened with a solution with a known amount of Escherichia coli strain K-12. The projectiles used were 11.43-mm (0.45-in) caliber round nose projectiles shot from a commercially available air rifle. The permanent cavities were extracted from the targets and sliced into small, evenly spaced segments and the area surrounding the permanent cavities was removed with a biopsy punch. The radial tears that were made by the formation of the temporary cavity and surround the permanent cavity were removed using a scalpel. The permanent cavity and radial tears for each section were processed and plated on agar plates. Commercial software was used to count the number of colony forming units on each plate and the percentage of the total bacterial colony count per segment was determined. High speed video and motion analysis software was used to qualitatively and quantitatively compare the temporary cavities in the cylindrical and square targets. The data from the experiments showed that the bacteria distribution trends for the cylindrical and square targets were similar even though the maximum openings of the temporary cavity at the entrance and exit locations were higher for the cylindrical ones. For both target shapes, the bacterium was evenly distributed between the permanent cavity and the radial tears in the middle sections of the “wound tracks.” In addition, significantly higher amounts of bacterium were found in the entrance and exit segments compared with the rest of the segments in the “wound tracks”.
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SQUIRRELL, D. J., M. J. MURPHY, R. L. LESLIE, and J. C. D. GREEN. "A COMPARISON OF ATP AND ADENYLATE KINASE AS BACTERIAL CELL MARKERS: CORRELATION WITH AGAR PLATE COUNTS." In Bioluminescence and Chemiluminescence - Progress and Current Applications - 12th International Symposium on Bioluminescence (BL) and Chemiluminescence (CL). WORLD SCIENTIFIC, 2002. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/9789812776624_0110.

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