Everything you need to know about food and dairy microbiology. Some of the most frequently asked questions are as follows:- Q.1. The prize announced by the French government was won by a confectioner Nicholas Appert in 1809. What was it for? Ans: He showed that food could be preserved if it was sealed in tightly stoppered containers and boiled for [...]
The two methods for the analysis of drinking water for coliforms are as follows:- 1. MPN (Most probable number) test. 2. Membrane filtration test. Method # 1 For MPN Three Tests are Done: These are presumptive test, confirmed test and completed test. For presumptive test the lactose broth is inoculated and incubated for 24 to 48 hours. Production of gas [...]
Some of the major applications of microbiology are as follows: Microbiology is one of the most applied branches of science. Its outstanding applications in the field of food microbiology, medical microbiology, industrial microbiology, soil microbiology, water and wastewater microbiology, microbial technology (biotechnology), extraction of metals and environmental microbiology including the use of microorganisms as biosensors is as given below. 1. [...]