how is the colony count in food sampling influenced.
Counting of colonies in a food samples is influenced by several factors, that include:
a. Sampling method and the distribution of microorganisms in the food
b. Nature of the food flora (mostly gets mesophilic aerobes and facultative aerobes)
c. Nature of the food
d. Intrinsic parameters of the growth medium reflect the microorganisms which are detected
e. Incubation time and temp (extrinsic parameters)
f. Microbial antagonism among species on the food.
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