Determination of MPNof
Coliforms by Dilution Method
Water Sample
50 ml
DSMB
5 x 10 ml
DSMB
5 x 5 ml
SSMB
50 ml water
sample
10 ml water
sample
1 ml water
sample
3.
RESULTS:
Positive tubes: showingproduction of
acid or gas.
Acid production: change color of tube
from purple to yellow
Gas production: detected in the
Durham’s tube.
Using 10 foldserial dilution method
Viable Bacterial Count
9 ml Saline
1 2 3
Water sample
1 ml water 1 ml 1 ml
1/10
1/10 x 1/10
1/100
1/100 x 1/10
1/1000
1 ml 1 ml 1 ml
Melted NA
1 2 3
8.
RESULTS:
Dilutio
n
factor 1 23 X
X . y
10 x1 X1.y1
102 x2 X2.y2
103
x3 X3.y3
No. of colonies per plate
Y
No. of cells per 1 ml =
X1.y1 + X2.y2 + X3.y3
3
Human infections maybe caused by
theingestion of animal milk which
contains microorganisms derived from:
a. Animal e.g. by contamination with its
feces
b. The environment
c. Milk handlers such as dairy workers
Introduction:
11.
IMPORTANCE OF MILKEXAMINATION
FOR PATHOGENS
It is important to examine milk for
pathogens to ensure that it is safe to be
consumed by man.
Milk is further used for obtaining many
milk products like cheese ,cream , butter
and ice cream
DETERMINATION OF VIABLEBACTERIAL COUNT:
Using the pour plate method after preparation of 10
fold serial dilution from the milk sample with ringer
solution.
Permissible number of bacterial flora in
pasteurized milk is 5 x 104
cfu/ml
Permissible number of bacterial flora in long
life milk is 10 cfu/ml
14.
Methylene Blue ReductionTest
To determine quality of the milk
Increasing the number of bacterial flora will
reduce
the color of methylene blue more rapidly due to
increasing consumption of oxygen.
i.e.: The speed of reduction of methylene blue
color is
directly proportional to the number of bacteria
present
in milk sample.
15.
Methylene Blue ReductionTest
Results:
The shorter the decolorization time, the
higher
the number of bacterial flora present in
milk,
and the poor quality of milk
Decolorization time Result
30 min – 2 hrs Poor quality
2 – 6 hrs fair quality
6 – 8 hrs good quality
Over 8 hrs excellent quality
16.
Test for coliforms
Done by inoculation of MacConkey’s
broth with 0.1 ml of milk sample.
Examine for the production of acid
detected by changing the color of the
medium from purple to yellow.
+ve result with gas
production
-ve
result