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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2016
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Patrick A. Mach, Shorewood, MN (US);
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A method of enumerating gas-producing coliform bacteria present in a cultured dairy product is provided. The method can comprise forming a mixture that comprises a predefined quantity of the dairy product and a predefined volume of a diluent; inoculating a thin film culture device with the mixture to form a hydrogel comprising a nutrient medium for growing coliform bacteria, an effective concentration of lactose, and an effective concentration of MOPS; incubating the inoculated thin film culture device under conditions that facilitate growth of a coliform bacterium; and identifying and counting a gas-producing colony present in the inoculated culture device.