Open AccessDETECTION OF MANURAL POLLUTION IN MILK BY THE ANAËROBIC SPORE TEST
Author(s) -
John Weinzirl
Publication year - 1921
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2330-9687
pISSN - 0271-4353
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.11.2.149
Subject(s) - spore , pollution , dirt , manure , test (biology) , mathematics , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , environmental science , veterinary medicine , medicine , botany , agronomy , ecology
The anaërobic spore test for manurial pollution of milk has certain definite advantages. Total bacterial count is at best an indefinite warning, visible dirt gives no clue to manure in solution, while B. coli depends on temperature and may give false indications. The anaërobic spore test is simple and meets requirements.