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Value of Coliform Tests for Assessing Meat Quality
Author(s) -
NEWTON K. G.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
journal of applied bacteriology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.889
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1365-2672
pISSN - 0021-8847
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1979.tb01759.x
Subject(s) - food science , aeromonas , fecal coliform , psychrotrophic bacteria , biology , contamination , coliform bacteria , veterinary medicine , food contaminant , bacteria , water quality , ecology , medicine , shelf life , genetics
The reactions of 171 psychrotrophic coliforms and Aeromonas spp. isolated from meat and the meatworks environment were determined in media used for coliform tests in food. From 22–68% of strains, depending on the medium, gave positive presumptive and confirmed tests at 35°C. As positive reactions in these tests may be due to psychrotrophic and other non‐faecal coliforms, and Aeromonas spp., they have no value as indicators of potentially harmful contamination and it is suggested that these tests should not be applied to fresh meat and meat products.