Publications by authors named "Susan A Ismail"
Article Synopsis
- The study tested six strains of E. coli on different seafood samples at two levels of concentration (10 and 100 cells/g), which were homogenized or massaged in a sterile buffer.
- E. coli levels were measured using standard methods and microbiological test kits, with massaged samples showing a correlation of slightly over 0.60 with standard procedures.
- While these microbiological test kits can identify significant fecal contamination (>600 cells/100 g), modifications allow them to detect lower levels (≤230 cells/100 g), and the study addresses the uncertainties in estimating E. coli concentrations when few colonies are detected.
