Abstract
Recovery of microorganisms by Standard Methods Agar and Eugonagar was compared at 7, 21, 28, and 32C incubation temperatures for 10, 5, 4, and 2 days, respectively, from manufacturing-grade, grade-A, and pasteurized milk. The incubation temperature made a statistically significant difference in the mean logarithm of the count for all three grades of milk. The highest mean logarithm of the count with manufacturing-grade milk was obtained at 21 C for both agars. With grade-A raw milk, the greatest mean logarithm of the count was obtained at 21 C for Standard Methods Agar and at 28 C for Eugonagar. The highest mean logarithm of the count for pasteurized milk was obtained at 28 C with Standard Methods Agar and at 21 C with Eugonagar. There was a significant difference between means on Standard Methods Agar and Eugonagar on grade-A milk samples only; recovery was highest with Eugonagar.Because of the presence of psychrophilic microorganisms, an incubation temperature lower than 32 C is needed for maximum recovery. Incubation at 28 C for 4 days was the optimum temperature-time combination in this study.
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