FUNDAMENTALS OF MICROBIOLOGY - E. Yu. Tyumentseva - 2015

List of Abbreviations

TVC - total viable count (mesophilic aerobic and facultatively anaerobic microorganisms)

coliforms - coliform Bacteria

PCA - plate count Agar

MSA - mannitol salt agar

YSA - egg yolk salt agar

HACCP - Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point

ICMSF - International Commission on Microbiological Specifications for Foods

WHO - World Health Organization

EU - European Union

CFU - colony-forming units

pH - potential of hydrogen

FTI - foodborne toxicoinfections

TMC - total microbial count



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