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Knight MT, Newman MC, Benzinger MJ, Neufang KL, Agin JR, McAllister JS, Ramos M, Carter M, Duran B, Hagan K, Hansen R, Rudolph C, Quinley S, Updaw A, Neufang K, Brook L, Lucia L, Koeritzer B, Tomer J, Smith T, Brown D, Lobo C, Tobin P, O’Brien-Gammon L, Boleszcczuk P. Comparison of the Petrifilm Dry Rehydratable Film and Conventional Culture Methods for Enumeration of Yeasts and Molds in Foods: Collaborative Study. J AOAC Int 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/jaoac/80.4.806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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A collaborative study was performed involving 18 laboratories and 6 food types to compare 3M Petrifilm yeast and mold count plates with the method described in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Bacteriological Analytical Manual. Four species of mold and 2 species of yeast were used to inoculate the following foods: hot dogs, corn meal, ketchup, orange juice, yogurt, and cake mix. Each collaborator received 15 samples of each food type: 5 low-level inoculations, 5 high- level inoculations, and 5 uninoculated samples. There was no significant difference between the means of the 2 methods for any product or inoculation level. The Petrifilm yeast and mold count plate method for enumeration of yeasts and molds in foods has been adopted first action by AOAC INTERNATIONAL.
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- Q Laboratories, Inc., 2014 Harrison Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45214
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- Q Laboratories, Inc., 2014 Harrison Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45214
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- 3M Microbiology Products, 3M Center Bldg. 270-3N-04, St. Paul, MN 55144
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- 3M Microbiology Products, 3M Center Bldg. 270-3N-04, St. Paul, MN 55144
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Curiale MS, Sons T, Mclver D, McAllister JS, Halsey B, Roblee D, Fox TL. Dry Rehydratable Film for Enumeration of Total Coliforms and Escherichia coli in Foods: Collaborative Study. J AOAC Int 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/jaoac/74.4.635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Rehydratable dry-film plating methods for total coliforms and Escherichia coll In foods have been compared to the AOAC most probable number methods. Fourteen laboratories participated In the collaborative study. Three coliform and £. coll levels In 6 samples of 4 product types (flour, nuts, cheese, and beef with gravy) and in 3 samples of 2 product types (mushrooms and raw turkey) were tested In duplicate by the participants. The mean log counts for the 3 methods were comparable. In general, the repeatability and reproducibility variances of the plating methods were as good as or better than that of the MPN method. The method has been adopted official first action by AOAC.
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- Michael S Curiale
- Silliker Laboratories, Inc., 1304 Halsted St, Chicago Heights, IL 60411
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- Silliker Laboratories, Inc., 1304 Halsted St, Chicago Heights, IL 60411
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- Silliker Laboratories, Inc., 1304 Halsted St, Chicago Heights, IL 60411
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- 3M Microbiology Products, 3M Center 270-3N-04, St. Paul, MN 55144
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- 3M Microbiology Products, 3M Center 270-3N-04, St. Paul, MN 55144
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- 3M Microbiology Products, 3M Center 270-3N-04, St. Paul, MN 55144
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- 3M Pharmaceuticals, 3M Center 270-3A-01, St. Paul, MN 55144
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Knight MT, Newman MC, Benzinger MJ, Neufang KL, Agin JR, McAllister JS, Ramos M. Comparison of the Petrifilm dry rehydratable film and conventional culture methods for enumeration of yeasts and molds in foods: collaborative study. J AOAC Int 1997; 80:806-23. [PMID: 9241844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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A collaborative study was performed involving 18 laboratories and 6 food types to compare 3M Petrifilm yeast and mold count plates with the method described in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Bacteriological Analytical Manual. Four species of mold and 2 species of yeast were used to inoculate the following foods: hot dogs, corn meal, ketchup, orange juice, yogurt, and cake mix. Each collaborator received 15 samples of each food type: 5 low-level inoculations, 5 high-level inoculations, and 5 uninoculated samples. There was no significant difference between the means of the 2 methods for any product or inoculation level. The Petrifilm yeast and mold count plate method for enumeration of yeasts and molds in foods has been adopted first action by AOAC INTERNATIONAL.
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- M T Knight
- Q Laboratories, Inc., Cincinnati, OH 45214, USA
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Curiale MS, Gangar V, D'onorio A, Gambrel-Lenarz S, McAllister JS. High-sensitivity dry rehydratable film method for enumeration of coliforms in dairy products: collaborative study. J AOAC Int 1997; 80:505-16. [PMID: 9170650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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A dry-film coliform count plate that is inoculated with 5 mL sample was compared with the Violet Red Bile Agar plate method in a collaborative study by 18 laboratories. Products analyzed were 2% milk, chocolate milk, cream, vanilla ice cream, cottage cheese, and cheese. Collaborators tested blind duplicate uninoculated samples and samples inoculated at low, medium, and high level. Significantly (P < 0.05) higher numbers of coliforms were recovered by the dry-film method from 2% milk samples at the 3 inoculum levels, the chocolate milk at the low- and high-inoculum levels, and the cream at the high-inoculum level. Significantly higher counts were obtained by the agar method for cottage cheese samples at the low-inoculum level. The repeatability standard deviation for the dry-film method was significantly higher for the high-inoculum level chocolate milk sample and the medium-inoculum level cottage cheese. The same statistic was significantly higher for the agar method at all 3 inoculum levels in the 2% milk and the medium-inoculum level cream. The high-sensitivity dry rehydratable film method for enumeration of coliforms in dairy products has been adopted first action by AOAC INTERNATIONAL.
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- M S Curiale
- Silliker Laboratories Group, Inc., Corporate Research Center, South Holland, IL 60473, USA
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McAllister JS. Child abuse. N C Med J 1993; 54:329-332. [PMID: 8350930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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- J S McAllister
- North Carolina Division of Social Services, Child Protective Services Branch, Raleigh 27603
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Matushek MG, Curiale MS, McAllister JS, Fox TL. Comparison of Various Plating Procedures for the Detection and Enumeration of Coliforms in Ice Cream and Ice Milk. J Food Prot 1992; 55:113-115. [PMID: 31071766 DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x-55.2.113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Eight plating procedures for the detection and enumeration of coliforms in ice cream and nonfat frozen dessert were compared. The procedures were: (i) direct plating of 1 ml, (ii) 2 ml, or (iii) 3 ml of product with violet red bile agar (VRBA), (iv) direct plating of 5 ml of product with VRBA in a large petri dish, (v) plating 10 ml of a 1:10 dilution of the product across three plates poured with VRBA, (vi) plating 1 ml of a 1:10 dilution with VRBA, and (vii) plating 1 ml of a 1:10 dilution to Petrifilm E. coli Count (PEC) plates incubated for 24 and (viii) 48 h. Three samples of ice cream (high-fat chocolate, high-fat vanilla, and high-fat strawberry) and three samples of frozen dessert (fat-free chocolate, fat-free vanilla, and fat-free strawberry) were selected as representative products and were inoculated with coliforms for use in the study. The data indicated that direct plating of ice cream or frozen dessert was less reliable than plating a diluted product for detection and enumeration of coliforms. Results of platings with VRBA and PEC of 1-ml portions of a 1:10 dilution were closely related to the results of the Standard Methods agar procedure of plating 10 ml of a 1:10 dilution for detection and enumeration of coliforms.
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Curiale MS, Sons T, McIver D, McAllister JS, Halsey B, Roblee D, Fox TL. Dry rehydratable film for enumeration of total coliforms and Escherichia coli in foods: collaborative study. J Assoc Off Anal Chem 1991; 74:635-48. [PMID: 1917810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Rehydratable dry-film plating methods for total coliforms and Escherichia coli in foods have been compared to the AOAC most probable number methods. Fourteen laboratories participated in the collaborative study. Three coliform and E. coli levels in 6 samples of 4 product types (flour, nuts, cheese, and beef with gravy) and in 3 samples of 2 product types (mushrooms and raw turkey) were tested in duplicate by the participants. The mean log counts for the 3 methods were comparable. In general, the repeatability and reproducibility variances of the plating methods were as good as or better than that of the MPN method. The method has been adopted official first action by AOAC.
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- M S Curiale
- Silliker Laboratories, Inc., Chicago Heights, IL 60411
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Curiale MS, Sons T, McAllister JS, Halsey B, Fox TL. Dry rehydratable film for enumeration of total aerobic bacteria in foods: collaborative study. J Assoc Off Anal Chem 1990; 73:242-8. [PMID: 2182606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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A rehydratable dry-film plating procedure for aerobic plate counts has been compared to the standard agar plate method (966.23B and C, 15th ed.; 46.014-46.015, 14th ed.) in a collaborative study by 12 laboratories. Each laboratory analyzed the normal microflora of 3 samples in duplicate for 6 products. The aerobic plate counts ranged from 1.0 x 10(3) to 1.0 x 10(8) cfu/g. The products were flour, nuts, frozen raw shrimp, spice, frozen raw ground turkey, and frozen and refrigerated vegetables. Repeatability standard deviations of the 2 methods did not differ significantly for 13 of 18 test samples. For 1 shrimp and 2 turkey samples, the dry-film method had lower repeatability variances (P less than 0.05) and for 1 spice sample the agar method had lower repeatability variances (P less than 0.05). Relative standard deviations of repeatability were between 1.7 and 15.5% for the dry-film method and 1.2 and 16.0% for the agar method. Relative standard deviations of reproducibility ranged from 2.4 to 23.4% for the dry-film method and 2.3 to 18.8% for the agar method. The dry rehydratable film method has been adopted official first action for determination of the aerobic plate count.
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- M S Curiale
- Silliker Laboratories, Chicago Heights, IL 60411
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McAllister JS, Stadtherr MP, Fox TL. Evaluation of the 3M Petrifilm ™ Culture Plate Method for Enumerating Aerobic Flora and Coliforms in Poultry Processing Facilities. J Food Prot 1988; 51:658-659. [PMID: 30991596 DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x-51.8.658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Petrifilm™ methods were compared to traditional plating methods for monitoring microbial contamination in poultry processing facilities. No differences were seen between the Petrifilm methods and conventional method for enumeration of total bacterial populations, and no trends were seen in the ability of either method to detect coliforms in naturally contaminated samples. When processed poultry products were artificially inoculated with a variety of microorganisms, no difference in efficiency of recovery of the bacteria was noted. The Petrifilm methods were shown to be a practical and accurate alternative for monitoring microbial levels in poultry processing facilities.
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- J S McAllister
- Medical-Surgical Division, Central Research Analytical, Riker Laboratories, 270-3N-04 3M Center, St. Paul, Minnesota 55144
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- Medical-Surgical Division, Central Research Analytical, Riker Laboratories, 270-3N-04 3M Center, St. Paul, Minnesota 55144
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- Medical-Surgical Division, Central Research Analytical, Riker Laboratories, 270-3N-04 3M Center, St. Paul, Minnesota 55144
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Colonization by indigenous microorganisms of the mucosal epithelia of the large bowels of suckling mice was followed by microbial culture techniques and by light, fluorescence, and electron microscopy. Certain microbes colonize in distinctive patterns the cecal and colonic epithelia in these mice. Coliforms and enterococci colonize the large bowel 7 to 9 days after birth and reach high population levels during the second week. During that period, these facultative anaerobes can be detected by immunofluorescence techniques in microcolonies in the mucin on the epithelium. During the third week, however, after their populations decline to the low levels characteristic of adult mice, coliforms and enteroccoci can be observed only infrequently in the mucous layer. Anaerobic fusiform-shaped bacteria appear in the mucous layers along with the microcolonies of enterococci and coliforms during the second week after birth. These anaerobes increase in numbers in the mucin until they form thick layers on the mucosal epithelium by the end of the third week. They remain in the mucous layer throughout the life of the normal mouse. Anaerobic spiral-shaped microbes also colonize the mucous layer on the cecal and colonic epithelium. But these organisms can be detected by immunofluorescence in 1-week-old mice, well in advance of the time the fusiform-shaped bacteria can be found. In the second week, the latter microbes co-inhabit the mucous layer with the spiral-shaped organisms. The fusiform- and spiral-shaped microbes remain associated in the mucin on the cecal and colonic mucosal epithelia into the adult life of mice.
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Enlargement and microbial colonization of the cecum were examined in neonatal mice suckling mothers drinking either water or an aqueous solution of penicillin. The full ceca increased in weight at the same rate in both drug-treated and control mice during the first 15 to 17 days after birth. Thereafter, cecal weight increased at a greater rate in the drug-treated animals than in the untreated controls. At weaning, the ceca in treated mice were two to three times the size of control organs and remained enlarged as long as penicillin was given. The enlarged ceca did not differ histologically from those in controls. From birth, the cecal microflora in the drug-treated mice differed qualitatively and quantitatively and in colonization pattern from the flora of control mice. The ceca of untreated animals were colonized primarily by large populations of lactobacilli during the first week after birth, small populations of coliforms and enterococci during the second week, and enormous populations of bacteroides and certain gram-negative fusiform-shaped anaerobic bacteria during the third week. In contrast, the organs of the treated mice were populated by large populations of coliforms and enterococci during the first week and enormous populations of clostridia and unusual gram-negative nonsporeforming bacteria during the third week. These large abnormal populations were present in the ceca as they enlarged during the third week after birth in the drug-treated animals. These findings confirm that only certain populations of anaerobic bacteria can act to maintain cecal size in normal animals.
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- D C Savage
- Department of Microbiology, University of Texas, Austin, Texas 78712
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