<p>ISO/TS 16649-3:2005 specifies a horizontal method for the enumeration of beta-glucuronidase-positive <i>Escherichia coli</i>, by means of the liquid-medium culture technique and calculation of the most probable number (MPN) after incubation at 37 °C, then at 44 °C. </p>
<p>This Technical Specification is applicable to products intended for human consumption and the feeding of animals, and environmental samples in the area of food production and food handling.</p>
<p>The method is suitable for the enumeration of cells of <i>Escherichia coli</i> that may have been subjected to stress arising from dehydration, freezing, exposure to a saline (such as marine) environment or damage by disinfectants such as chlorine-containing products.</p>
Registration number (WIID)
40235
Scope
<p>ISO/TS 16649-3:2005 specifies a horizontal method for the enumeration of beta-glucuronidase-positive <i>Escherichia coli</i>, by means of the liquid-medium culture technique and calculation of the most probable number (MPN) after incubation at 37 °C, then at 44 °C. </p>
<p>This Technical Specification is applicable to products intended for human consumption and the feeding of animals, and environmental samples in the area of food production and food handling.</p>
<p>The method is suitable for the enumeration of cells of <i>Escherichia coli</i> that may have been subjected to stress arising from dehydration, freezing, exposure to a saline (such as marine) environment or damage by disinfectants such as chlorine-containing products.</p>