The 3M Petrifilm Lactic Acid Bacteria Count Plate eliminates the need for anaerobic equipment used with traditional methods, said the firm. It combines oxygen-scavenging technology and oxygen-barrier ...

The Lactic Acid Bacteria Count Plate was validated in comparison to the ISO 15214 reference method. Validation scope is enumeration of mesophilic lactic acid bacteria in all human foods (excluding ...

Flow cytometry can now be officially used for the quantification of microbial cells in drinking water. The new analytical method provides much more realistic results than the conventional method, in ...

3M Company ( MMM) recently announced the launch of its first Petrifilm Aerobic Count Plate, which uses a simple procedure to detect aerobic bacteria counts accurately and easily in just 24 hours for ...

Researchers have developed new methods to test food for bacterial contamination that are faster and do not require expert ...

Many fields of research and industry depend on being able to quantify bacteria. These include agriculture, healthcare, food production and industry. Some common applications include the accurate ...

Flow cytometry reveals unexpected high levels of bugs in tap water. Bugs in the system? Flowcytometry analysis of tap water by laser. Laser-based flow cytometry (see description below) can now be ...