Escherchia Coli Search Test

Escherchia Coli Search Test

Every product offered for human consumption must be produced, stored and transported in a clean, hygienic environment. There should be no contamination during this process. Especially contamination of coliform bacteria indicates that the product should not be consumed. Escherchia coli is the most important among coliform bacteria. E. Coli lives mostly in the intestines of mammals and therefore its presence in products is an indicator of faecal contamination.

Escherchia Coli Search Test

The most important of the E. coli bacteria species is E. coli O157: H7, the most dangerous foodborne pathogens. In humans, it increases rapidly in body heat and can lead to death by causing bloody diarrhea.

Escherchia coli, a coliform bacterium that belongs to the Enterobacteriaceae family, is considered an important hygiene criterion for food. We are sought in food products, waters, cosmetic products and we can have an idea about production, business hygiene, personnel hygiene and working environment according to the result.

E. coli is especially sought in pool waters, water used in food businesses, and the possibility of contamination of any sewage water is checked.

The Most Probable Number (EMS) method, methods using solid media, membrane filtration method and rapid count methods are used to search and count E. coli in a foodstuff, water or a different product. E. Coli search analyzes are actually aimed at the search for coliform bacteria.

Relevant standards;

  • ISO 16649-2 Microbiology of food and animal feed - Horizontal method for counting beta-glucuronidase-positive Escherichia coli - Part 2: Colony count at 5 ° C using 4-bromo-3-chloro-44-indolyl beta-D-glucuronide technique
  • ISO 7251 Microbiology of food and animal nutrition - Horizontal method for detection and enumeration of probable Escherichia coli - Most likely count technique
  • TS EN ISO 16654 Microbiology of food and animal feed - Horizontal method for the detection of Escherichia coli O157
  • ISO 16649-3 Food chain microbiology - Horizontal method for beta-glucuronidase-positive Escherichia coli enumeration - Part 3: Detection using 5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl-ß-D-glucuronide and most probable count technique
  • AOAC 991.14 3M Petrifilm Method
  • TS EN ISO 9308-1 Water quality - Counting Escherichia coli and coliform bacteria - Part 1: Membrane filtration method for waters with low bacterial background flora
  • ISO 21150 Cosmetics - Microbiology - Determination of Escherichia coli

Analysis of "Escherchia coli Search" in our internationally accredited laboratories; food, feed, water, pool water, cosmetic products and environmental samples.

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