|
Test parameter |
Container |
Volume Required |
Matrix |
Reference |
|
Food Poisoning Screen |
various |
200gm/
100-500ml |
F,L,S |
USFDA BAM/IJSB |
|
Fungal Identification |
various |
Contact Lab* |
F,L,WW,S |
MBL expert Mycologist |
|
Fungal Identification -Bulk |
various |
Contact Lab* |
F,L,WW,S |
MBL expert Mycologist |
|
Heterotorphic Plate Count |
sterile G,P |
100 ml / 25 gm |
W,F,L,S |
FDA/BAM 8th ed.(1995), rev A (1998) |
|
Iron/Sulfur Reducing Bacteria |
sterile G,P |
Contact Lab* |
W,WW,S |
MBL expert Microbiologist/SM |
|
Lactose Fermenting Bacteria |
various |
100 ml / 25 gm |
W,F,L,S |
FDA/BAM 8th ed.(1995), rev A (1998) |
|
Legionella sp. |
sterile G,P |
1000 ml |
W |
SM 9260, Bergey's 8th ed. V.1 |
|
Listeria sp. |
various |
100 ml / 25 gm |
W,WW,F |
FDA/BAM 8th ed.(1995), rev A (1998) |
|
Microbial Identification |
sterile G,P |
100ml1-50gm /Contact Lab* |
W,WW,F,L,S,A |
Bergey's 8th ed., IJSB subcmte taxonomy |
|
Microbial Screens -see Pkgs Info |
sterile G,P |
250 ml/50gm |
W,WW,F,L,S,A |
FDA/BAM 8th +revs/IJSB/MBL expert. |
|
Microscopic Particulate Analysis |
special filter,G,P |
100L+ on filter |
W,L-F |
USEPA Vasconcelos & Harris, 1992 |
|
Mycoplasma spp, &/or Acholeplasma spp |
swab /tissue |
Contact Lab* |
clinical/
various |
MBL expert Microbiologist & IJSB |
|
Nematodes |
various |
100gm |
S,WW |
MBL/Agric.Canada |
|
Parasites / Protozoa - Vet |
various |
Swab / Tissue/
1-10gm |
clinical/
various |
EPA 600/R95/178 (1996) |
|
Parasites-water Crypto.+ Giardia |
W,WW,L |
100L+ on special filter |
W,WW |
EPA 600/R95/178 (1996) |
|
Parsites -Other (ie Toxoplasma ) |
W,WW,L |
100L+ on special filter |
W,WW |
EPA 600/R95/178 (1996)+MBL expert |
|
Parasites-soil Crypto.+ Giardia |
S,F |
10 gm solid |
S,WW,F |
EPA 600/R95/178 (1996) |
|
Parasites-Other (ie Toxoplamsa) |
S,F |
10 gm solid |
S,WW,F |
EPA 600/R95/178 (1996)+MBL expert |
|
Partical Size (Sieving) |
S,WW |
100 - 200 gm |
S,L |
ASTM E11 400mesh=38um |
|
Pseudomonas sp. |
sterile G,P |
200 - 500 ml |
W,WW,L,S |
SM 9213 E, 20th ed. (1999) |
|