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090 _aLG993.5 2000
_bB4 M47
100 1 _aMesias, Marianette Noelle B.
245 0 0 _aApproximation of microbial load of beef using resazurin dye reduction technique /
_cMarianette Noelle B. Mesias
502 _aThesis (BS Biology) -- University of the Philippines Mindanao, 2000
300 _a25 leaves
260 _c2000
520 _aThe validity of the dye reduction technique in determining the microbial load of beef was tested. Beef samples were swabbed using sterile template and cotton swab sticks and then dropped in a test tube containing 5 ml nutrient medium with 0.2 ml of 0.04% resazurin dye. The time of change from blue to lavender endpoint was noted. Simultaneous with this, the beef was swabbed and diluted in 5 ml peptone water. Dulutions of 10-4, and 10-6 were each plated in triplicate in nutrient agar. These were incubated at 37oC for 48 hours. Correlation regression analysis of the reduction time and total plate count gave a high correlation coefficient of -0.93. a regression equation of y=172.27-20.009x was obtained and a coefficient of determination of 86% proved that this can be used to predict the microbial load given the reduction time and vice versa. Using the formula, spoilage of beef as defined by International Standards can be detected within 12-13 minutes
658 _aUndergraduate Thesis
_cBIO200,
_2BSB
905 _aFi
905 _aUP
999 _c280
_d280