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1Food Science Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611.
Abstract:
Twenty samples of cold ready-to-eat cereal were analyzed for total organisms using the pour plate and Most Probable Number technique (MPN). Nine samples enhibited growth in MPN tubes but not on pour plates. Of the 28 isolates obtained from the MPN tubes, 16 were members of the genus Bacillus and the remainder were predominately other gram-positive organisms. The data support the working hypothesis that aside from the mathematical bias associated with the MPN procedure, microbial recovery is more favorable in a liquid environment than in an agar medium.
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