Vibrio parahaemolyticus densities in spiked and naturally contaminated seafood samples were enumerated by the MPN method combined with a PCR procedure (MPN-PCR method) targeting the species-specific ...

Faecal contamination of bivalve molluscan shellfish (BMS) can lead to infections from enteric pathogens if consumed. Across Europe, the faecal indicator bacteria Escherichia coli, is used to determine ...

In ecology, the enumeration of living aquatic unicellular protists is a century-old complicated task. The organisms are small, perhaps motile, and if they are non-motile their vitality is hard to ...

Nine different receptacles were tested with the MPN method to determine which receptacle was most reliable and economical for MPN counts. Results showed that 96 well PCR plate were the best vessels ...

Jad Mouawad, chief executive of ballast water treatment specialist Mouawad Consulting, questions the aims of the USCG in publishing a draft policy letter that seems to exclude MPN testing methodology.

Microbiologists estimating the number of bacteria in a sample that contains bacteria that do not grow well on solid media may use a statistical technique called the most probable number (MPN) method.

This study compares two conventional methods: Membrane Filtration (MF) and Multiple Tube Fermentation (MTF) used in the analysis of two Port Harcourt natural water sources, Abonnema Wharf (A) and ...

1 Environmental and Public Health Laboratory, Department of Civil Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia 2 ALS Environmental, Scoresby, VIC, Australia Samples were collected from two ...