The Institute of Food Safety & Defense can provide screening for pathogenic bacteria in food and environmental samples using AOAC International validated methodology that you can use to measure the microbial activity in a wide variety of foods, oils, and plants.
Screening for Pathogens
Bacterial Pathogens:
- Brucella spp.
- Campylobacter spp.
- Cronobacter sakazakii
- E. coli O157:H7
- Pathogenic STEC (EHEC)
- Enteroaggregative E. coli
- Enteroinvasive E. coli
- Enteropathogenic E. coli
- Legionella spp.
- Listeria monocytogenes
- Mycobacterium spp.
- Mycoplasma spp.
- Salmonella spp.
- Shigella spp.
- Yersinia paratuberculosis
- Yersinia enterocolitica
- Vibrio spp.
Microbial Toxins
Mycotoxins:
- Aflatoxins (B1, B2, G1, G2)
- Fumonisins (B1, B2)
- Fusariums (DON, HT-2, T-2, ZON)
- Ochratoxin A
- Patulin
Other Toxins:
- Botulinum Toxin
- Cereulide
- Domoic Acid
- Microcystins (LR, RR, YR)
- Staphylococcal Enterotoxins
Toxigenic Bacteria
- Bacillus cereus
- Clostridium botulinum
- Clostridium perfringens
- Staphylococcus aureus
Viral Pathogens
- Norovirus
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis E
Parasites
- Cyclospora cayetanensis
- Cryptosporidium spp.
- Giardia
- Trichinella spiralis
Screening for Indicator Organisms
- Aerobic Plate Counts
- Anaerobic Plate Counts
- Aerobic and Anaerobic Spores
- Enterobacteriaceae
- Enterococcus spp.
- Total Fecal Coliforms
- Generic E. coli
- Lactic Acid Bacteria
- Listeria spp.
- Pseudomonas spp.
- Total Coliform
- Yeast and Mold
Screening for Spoilage Organisms
Beer
- Brettanomyces bruxellensis
- HOP resistant bacteria
- Megasphaera cerevisiae
- Pectinatus cerevisiiphilus
- Pectinatus frisingensis
- Saccharomyces diastatics
Beef
- Brochotrix thermosphacta
- Clostridium estherticum
- Clostridium algidicarnis
- Enterobacteriaceae
- Lactic Acid Bacteria
- Pseudomonas spp.
Fruit Juice
- Acetobacter spp.
- Alicylobacillus acidoterrestris
- Aspergillus flavus
- Rhodotorula mucilaginosa
Wine
- Acetobacter spp.
- Brettanomyces bruxellensis
- Gluconobacter spp.
- Lactobacillus spp.
- Oenocccus oeni
- Pedicoccus spp.
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae
- Zygosaccharomyces bailii
Pork
- Brochotrix thermosphacta
- Carnobacterium divergens
- Lactococcus piscium
- Leuconostoc spp.
- Photobacterium phosphoreum
Produce
- Acinetobacter calcoaceticus
- Botrytis cinerea
- Clavibacter michiganensis
- Erwinia carotovora
- Lactobacillus buchneri
- Leuconostoc gelidum
- Pectobacterium carotovorum
- Pseudomonas chlororaphis
- Pseudomonas spp.
- Xanthomonas campestris
Dairy
- Bacillus spp.
- Enterobacteriaceae
- Mucor circinelloides
- Paenibacillus spp.
- Pseudomonas fluorescencs
- Pseudomonas fragi
- Pseudomonas lundensis
Poultry
- Acinetobacter spp.
- Candida spp.
- Debaryomyces spp.
- Pseudomonas spp.
- Rhodotorula spp.
Seafood
- Carnobacterium divergens
- Carnobacterium maltaromaticum
- Lactobacillus alimentarius
- Lactobacillus curvatus
- Lactobacillus sakei
- Photobacterium iliopiscarium
- Photobacterium phosphoreum
- Pseudomonas spp.
- Psychrobacter immobilis
- Shewanella baltica
- Shewanella putrefaciens
For pricing on all of the above microbiological screenings, please give us a call at the office. Discounted bundle pricing is available if you would like to screen for a panel of microorganisms.