Abstract
A comparison of the VIDAS Salmonella (SLM) assay using the manufacturer's recommended sampling method or a Moore swab sampling method demonstrated that the Moore swab method detected a greater number of positive samples (83.0% vs. 67.92%). When results using a conventional culture technique were compared to the VIDAS SLM assay using Moore swab sampling, there was good agreement (97.5%). When the VIDAS SLM assay was used to test in-line milk filters and compared to results from the conventional culture method, there was also good correlation between test results (95.57%). Overall, the VIDAS SLM assay using a modified sampling method compared favorably to the conventional culture method and had the advantages of taking less time to obtain a negative or presumptive positive result, being less technically complicated and requiring less screening of non-lactose fermenting colonies from negative samples.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 123-129 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | International Journal of Food Microbiology |
Volume | 67 |
Issue number | 1-2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 20 2001 |
Keywords
- Bulk tank milk
- Detection methods
- Milk filters
- Salmonella
- Unpasteurized milk
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Food Science
- Microbiology