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Comparative Study
. 1981 Jul;42(1):63-5.
doi: 10.1128/aem.42.1.63-65.1981.

Filtering out food debris before microbiological analysis

P I Peterkin, A N Sharpe
Comparative Study

Filtering out food debris before microbiological analysis

P I Peterkin et al. Appl Environ Microbiol. 1981 Jul.

Abstract

Sterile disposable pipette "filter tips" capped with polyethylene mesh (111-microgram pore size) removed bothersome debris from food suspensions before microbiological analysis. A study comprising 576 analyses of Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus in lean and regular ground beef, chicken, chedder and mozzarella cheeses, green and lima beans, rhubarb, and beef and turkey pot pies, showed that these filter tips did not reduce bacterial recovery.

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