Food Microbiology

Indicator Organisms

• Aerobic Plate Count

• Anaerobic Plate Count

• Mold Count

• Yeast Count

• Pseudomonas Count

• Coliform Count

• Probiotic Count

• Lactic Acid Bacteria

• Mesophilic Plate Count

• Cell Morphology (Gram Stain)

• Thermophile Count

• Psychrophile Count

• Osmophilic Yeast

Pathogen Detection

• Salmonella

• E. coli

• Listeria spp.

• Listeria monocytogenes

• STEC

• E. coli O157:H7

• Campylobacter

• Staphylococcus aureus

• Clostridium perfringens

• Shigella spp.

• Bacillus cereus

• Staphylococcus

• Enterotoxin

• Cronobacter sakazaki

Probiotics

• Bifidobacteria

• Lactobacillus

• Bacillus

• Yeasts

• Molecular qPCR

• Methods

• Survivability Studies

Environmental Monitoring

• EM Program Design and Administration

• Air Sampling

• Total Plate Count

• Coliform Count

• Pathogens

• Microbial Identification

• Yeast / Mold

• Count/Identification

• RODAC Plating

• Air Density Analysis

• Swab / Sponge Testing

Allergen Screening

• Gluten (Wheat)

• Tree Nut (e.g., walnuts, almonds, pecans)

• Milk

• Egg

• Soy

• Crustacean Shellfish (e.g., crab, lobster, shrimp)

• Fish (e.g., bass, flounder, cod)

• Peanut

• Other Allergens available upon request