title: Evaluation of four methods for enumeration of Vibrio parahaemolyticus.
abstract: Two membrane filter (MF) and two most-probable-number methods for enumerating Vibrio parahaemolyticus were compared. The MF methods used elevated-temperature incubations (41 and 42 degrees C) and were more specific than the most-probable-number methods (conducted at 35 degrees C). The MF method with a hydrophobic grid and a repair step was most effective.
authors.affiliation: Fishery Research Branch, Food and Drug Administration, Dauphin Island, Alabama 36528.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: DePaola
authors.forename: L H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Hopkins
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: McPhearson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012623:Seawater; D012758:Shellfish; D013696:Temperature; D014736:Vibrio parahaemolyticus / Q000254:growth & development*; D014871:Water Microbiology