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Escherichia coli; Staphylococcus aureus; agitation; air temperature; disinfectants; drying; glass; quaternary ammonium compounds; relative humidity; sodium hypochlorite; storage time
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... SUMMARY: On exposing a strain of Bacterium coli 28.D.10 in a surface film at atmospheric temperature to atmospheres of different moisture contents, it was found that for relative humidities between 100 and 66% the numbers of survivors decreased with decreasing humidity. There was also some evidence of a slight increase in survivors for a decrease in relative humidity from 43 to 0%. The percentage ...
... The interaction between aqueous solutions of radioactive iodine (¹³¹I) and washed suspensions of Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus has been investigated. The conditions of the experiments were such that the bacteria were killed and no free iodine remained. Most of the iodine reacted with the bacteria by an oxidation-reduction process, but halogenation also took place. ...
... A total of 108 samples of fresh refrigerated ground beef, 99 samples of frozen hamburger patties, and 107 fried hamburgers, purchased from retail stores and fast-food outlets in Ontario, were analyzed for their bacteriological quality. About 44% of non-frozen ground beef samples had aerobic plate counts exceeding 50 million/g; 50 of 108 samples (46.3%) contained Staphylococcus aureus and 46 of the ...
... Four types of luncheon meats, bologna, chicken loaf, ham, and macaroni cheese, each manufactured by four different companies, were purchased from four major retail outlets in Ontario over a period of 16 weeks during the summer of 1975. Bacterial evaluation included determination of total aerobic plate count, coliforms, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Clostridium perfringens, salmonellae, ...
... The microbiological quality of four frozen and seven fresh seafood products (597 units in total) obtained from a local retail store were analyzed. Aerobic plate count means (geometric) ranged from 3.5 × 10(3)/g to 9.3 × 10(4)/g for the frozen products and from 7.8 × 10(4)/g to 2.7 × 10(8)/g for fresh products. Average (geometric) coliform Most Probable Number (MPN) values ranged from 1.0 to 7. 7/g ...
... A comparative assessment of the antibacterial activity of pure and mixed-strain cultures of Streptococcus thermophilus and Lactobacillus bulgaricus against Escherichia coli. Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas fragi and Micrococcus flavus was made using cow and buffalo milk. A culture filtrate from S. thermophilus exhibited no antagonistic action against any of the test organisms, irrespective of t ...
... Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli incubated at 1° or 4°C became increasingly sensitive to Mannitol Salt Agar and Violet Red Bile Agar respectively. The increased sensitivity was most marked with exponential phase cultures. Streptococcus faecalis was refractory to similar treatments. The viability of all 3 organisms on selective and non‐selective media is reported. ...
... A survey of 36 pairs of new (< 10 days from manufacture) and old (pull date) samples of vacuum-packaged, sliced chopped ham were analyzed for total microbial load, specific pathogen count and pH. Results indicated a wide range of microbial loads, absence of pathogenic bacteria at the levels tested, and presumptive group D streptococci generally < 100/g except for 22% of new samples and 44% of old ...
... The microbiological safety and quality of 130 lots of domestic and imported dried infant cereals and powdered infant formulae were determined using aerobic colony count (ACC), aerobic sporeformers, confirmed and fecal coliforms, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus cereus, Clostridium perfringens (spores), hemolytic streptococci and yeast and molds. Based on the analytical results and ...
Clostridium perfringens; Escherichia coli; Salmonella; Staphylococcus aureus; coliform bacteria; cooking; microbiological quality; most probable number technique; plate count; raw meat; turkey meat
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... The microbial quality of ground and comminuted turkey meat was examined using raw meat and meat after two cooking times. Eight triplicate samples were obtained from a commercial processing plant over an 8-month period and analyzed for aerobic plate count (APC), coliforms, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Clostridium perfringens and Salmonella. The APC for 29%of the raw ground and 0% of the ...
... The potential of using 2450-MHz microwave radiation to dry and sterilize polyester and cotton fabrics was evaluated against Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, and Bacillus cereus. B. cereus spores were the most tolerant microorganisms of microwave radiation, and E. coli were the most sensitive. All S. aureus and E. coli cells were killed within seven minutes of exposure to microwave radiatio ...
... An initial investigation was made of the bactericidal and sporicidal activity of the dry cleaning solvent Freon‐113 (1,1,2‐trichlorotrifluoroethane) under various conditions. Representative bacterial strains selected for this study were Escherichia coli (ATCC 11229), Staphylococcus aureus (ATCC 6538) and spores of Bacillus globigii (Bacillus subtilis var. niger). Various conditions were studied, i ...
... The bacteriological quality of some rural water supplies in Port Harcourt was monitored over a 3 month period. The supplies were unsatisfactory as judged by standard plate counts (103/ml) and the presence of presumptive and faecal coliforms and Staphylococcus aureus. The recovery of potentially pathogenic bacteria (e.g. Pseudomonas aeruginosa) further substantiated the existence of health hazards. ...
... The thermal inactivation of Salmonella thompson, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Clostridium perfringens, Candida zeylanoides, Enterococcus faecium and E. faecalis was accelerated by the addition of sodium isoascorbate (1 mmol/1) to phosphate-buffer heating medium but not to complex food mixtures. The lethal effect of isoascorbate was nullified by heating under anaerobic conditions or by ...