As it is known, the most important point in ensuring quality and assurance in the food industry is to try to prevent and quickly detect microbiological risks. The Enterobacteriaceae family is also one of the bacteria that most concern food microbiology.
In fact, there is no internationally determined criteria for Enterobacteriaceae enumeration. However, analyzes are carried out on the demands of the enterprises in bulk or spreading culture count methods.
Enterobacteriaceae count is an important hygiene criterion for businesses. This group includes coliform bacteria, fecal coliforms, E.coli (Type 1), E. coli O157: H7 serotype, Salmonella, Shigella and Yersinia enterocolitica. These bacteria are often sought or counted in analysis in food microbiology laboratories.
Total coliform bacteria, fecal coliform bacteria and E. coli; Since it is in the Enterobacteriaceae family, if the Enterobacteriaceae count is zero as a result of the analysis, the total number of coliform bacteria, fecal coliform bacteria and E. coli will also be zero.
Total Enterobacteriaceae count has an important place as a hygiene index. With Enterobacteriaceae count, we can learn about business hygiene, personnel hygiene and working environment.
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Enterobacteriaceae count analysis in our internationally accredited laboratories; It performs in food, feed and environmental samples.
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