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A rapid and simple method for the detection and enumeration of Escherichia coli in cleansed shellfish

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 October 2009

T. J. Humphrey  and
A. H. L. Gawler
T. J. Humphrey
Affiliation:
Area Public Health Laboratory, Church Lane, Exeter EX2 5AD
A. H. L. Gawler
Affiliation:
Area Public Health Laboratory, Church Lane, Exeter EX2 5AD
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A multiple-tube technique based on peptone water incubated at 44 °C for 24 h followed by detection of indole was found to be sensitive and specific for the detection of Escherichia coli in oysters and mussels. The method has the advantage of providing rapid results and is both less expensive and less time-consuming than other MPN techniques.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 97 , Issue 2 , October 1986 , pp. 273 - 280
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1986

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