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Food Microbiology
Fees are per sample, discounts are available for routine sampling and multiple samples.
Analysis
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Aerobic Plate Count
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$10
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Anaerobic Plate Count, Mesophilic
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$25
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Anaerobic Plate Count, Thermophilic
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$25
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Aeromonas hydrophila
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$25
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Bacillus anthracis
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$50
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Bacillus cereus
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$20
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Campylobacter spp
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$50
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Challenge Studies
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Clostridium Plate Count
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$25
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Clostridium (MPN)
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$35
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Clostridium perfringens (culture)
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$25
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Clostridium perfringens (count)
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$25
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Clostridium botulinum
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$100
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Coliforms
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Pour Plate Count
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$10
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Membrane Filtration
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$15
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MPN
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$20
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Total Coliforms (Water)
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Membrane Filtration
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$15
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Pour Plate
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$10
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Culture Identification
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Direct Microscopic Count
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$25
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Escherichia coli
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E. coli
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$15
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E. coli O157:H7
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$30
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MPN/MUG
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$20
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Pour Plate/MUG
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$15
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Enterococci
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$15
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Fungal ID to Genus
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$35
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Lactic Acid Bacteria
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$20
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Lipolytic Plate Count
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$15
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Listeria monocytogenes
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USDA or FDA
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$15
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Confirmation of a positive
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$15
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Trichinella
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$50
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Parasitic Worms
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$50
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Proteolytic Plate Count
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$20
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa
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$20
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Pseudomonas Count
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$20
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Psychrophile Plate Count
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$10
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Salmonella
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Culture Method
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$20
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Most Probable Number
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$35
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Visual Immunoprecipitate Assay
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$25
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Confirmation of positive, add
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$25
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Shelf-Life Studies
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Shigella spp.
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$25
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Spores
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Aerobic Spore Count (AMS)
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$15
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Anaerobic Spore Count (NMS)
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$20
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Total Mesophilic Spore Count
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$25
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Rope Spores
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$15
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Sulfide Spoilage Spores
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$15
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Total Thermophilic & Flat Sour Spores
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$25
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Staphylococci (Coagulase Positive)
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$18
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Stapylococcus aureus (MPN)
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$25
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Sterility Testing
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Thermophilic Aerobes
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$10
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Vibrio spp.
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$35
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Vibrio parahaemolyticus
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$25
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Yeast and Mold Count
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$10
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Yersinia enterocolitica
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$25
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Thermophilic Anaerobic Spores
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$15
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Other Quantitative Procedures
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Miscellaneous Procedures
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Foreign Object ID
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$50-100
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Fecal Material
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$75
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Urine Presence
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$75
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Blood Presence
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$75
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Food Poisoning
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$225-250
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Sensory Evaluation
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$30
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Water Activity
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$50
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pH
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$10
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Staph. Toxins
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Fungal Toxins
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