Microbiology-PTM-OMA_Modules_1-5
Competitive Flora
• At least one food item and one surface must be tested with competing flora (natural or artificial) • Naturally present in raw foods • Artificially added for environmental surfaces • Simulates real‐world conditions • If artificially contaminating, competing organism should be at least ten times more abundant than target • Competing strain should be appropriate to the target
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