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Use of conductance methods to predict bacterial counts in fish
Author(s) -
Ogden I. D.
Publication year - 1986
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.1365-2672.1986.tb04286.x
Subject(s) - food spoilage , conductance , fish <actinopterygii> , measure (data warehouse) , biological system , bacterial growth , food science , environmental science , statistics , biology , mathematics , bacteria , fishery , computer science , data mining , genetics , combinatorics
Conductance methods to measure bacterial growth are more rapid than conventional methods for assessing the load of spoilage bacteria in fish. With the correct choice of medium, an estimate of the count can be obtained within 24 h which shows a very good correlation with the conventional methods. Moreover, the conductance changes correlate better with counts of those organisms thought to be responsible for spoilage. The Malthus conductance instrument provides an automated system capable of the simultaneous monitoring of 128 different samples, resulting in considerable savings of time and effort over traditional plate counting techniques.