Impedance Measurement as an Alternative to the Plate Count Method for Estimating the Total Count of Bacteria in Raw Milk

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Abstract
An improved impedance method is described with a good standard deviation of repeatability (sm = 0.05 log unit) and a fair standard deviation of the estimate of the plate count from the detection time [(sy)x = 0.33 log unit]. Compared with the standard deviation of repeatability of the plate count method (0.07 log unit), the standard deviation of repeatability of the impedance method described is a significant improvement. The impedimetric experiments were done with a Bactometer M123. The detection times as measured by this instrument were compared with the plate counts at 30°C for samples of raw refrigerated farm milk. With this technique a good indication of the microbiological quality of raw milk can be obtained within 15 h.