Committee Draft
ISO/CD 21722
Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for enumeration of enterococci
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ISO/CD 21722
Edition 1
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Abstract

This standard specifies a horizontal method for the enumeration of enterococci as faecal indicators in food, feed and environmental samples by the colony-count technique on a selective solid medium (Slanetz and Bartley agar) by an identification scheme based on tetrazolium reduction and formazan production following by confirmation based on split aesculin at 44°C on Bile Aesculin azide Agar.

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Sustainable Development Goals

This standard contributes to the following Sustainable Development Goals

3
Good Health and Well-being
12
Responsible Consumption and Production

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