title: The Anderson--Baird-Parker direct plating method versus the most probable number procedure for enumerating Escherichia coli in meats.
abstract: Comparison of the Anderson--Baird-Parker direct plating method (DP) and the North American most probable number procedure (MPN) for enumerating Escherichia coli in frozen meats revealed that the DP method is more precise and yields higher counts of E. coli than the MPN procedure. Any of three brands of membrane filters tested was suitable for use in the DP method.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D002417:Cattle; D002611:Cheese; D002645:Chickens; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005506:Food Contamination; D005516:Food Microbiology; D005519:Food Preservation; D005628:Frozen Foods; D008460:Meat; D008851:Micropore Filters; D011336:Probability; D013552:Swine