Correct Answer: incubation of a food suspension in an enrichment medium followed by inoculation on to a suitable selective medium.
5. Enumeration of microorganism refers to
Options
A. either spiral plating, pour plate or spread plate of a food suspension on to a suitable selective agar, or non-selective plate, depending on the test
B. either spiral plating, pour plate or spread plate of a food suspension on to a suitable selective agar
Correct Answer: either spiral plating, pour plate or spread plate of a food suspension on to a suitable selective agar, or non-selective plate, depending on the test
6. Plate count of bacteria in foods generally use the plating medium consisting of
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A. peptone, yeast extract, glucose, sodium chloride, agar and distilled water
B. yeast extract, glucose, sodium chloride, agar and distilled water
C. peptone, glucose, sodium chloride, agar and distilled water
D. peptone, yeast extract, glucose, sodium chloride and distilled water