Microbiology of Foods
Plate count of bacteria in foods generally use the plating medium consisting of

peptone, yeast extract, glucose, sodium chloride and distilled water
peptone, yeast extract, glucose, sodium chloride, agar and distilled water
yeast extract, glucose, sodium chloride, agar and distilled water
peptone, glucose, sodium chloride, agar and distilled water

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Microbiology of Foods
Which of the following is true about ISO 2002 method for Salmonella detection?

Rappaport Vassiliadis (RV) broth has been replaced by Rappaport Vassiliadis Soya (RVS) broth
XLD is the first isolation medium rather than BGA
All of these
Selenite cystine (SC) broth is replaced by Muller Kauffmann tetrathionate novobiocin broth (MKTTn)

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Microbiology of Foods
Examination of the presence / absence of organisms refers to

None of these
incubation of a food suspension in an enrichment medium followed by inoculation on to a suitable selective medium.
incubation of a food suspension in an enrichment medium followed by inoculation on to a non-selective medium.
incubation of a food suspension in an enrichment medium

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Microbiology of Foods
Which of the following is not true for the thermal resistance of the bacterial cells?

Bacteria that clump considerably or form capsules are difficult to kill
Cells low in lipid content are harder to kill than other cells
Higher the optimal and maximal temperatures for growth, higher the resistance
Cocci are usually more resistant than rods

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