| Term |
Explanation |
| SAB |
Society of American Bacteriologists (now ASM: American
Society for Microbiology) |
| SABHI |
Sabouraud Dextrose & Brain Heart Infusion |
| SBG |
Selenite Brilliant Green; used for isolating Salmonella.
|
| SCP |
Single-cell protein (food from microbial culture) |
| SF |
Streptococcus
facealis
|
| SF Medium |
SF: Streptococcus faecalis |
| SFP |
A medium for identifying Clostridium perfringens. (Shahidi, Ferguson
Perfringens |
| SFP Agar |
SFP: Shahidi Ferguson Perfringens |
| SIM |
Sulfide, Indole, Motility; medium for detecting sulfide
formation, indole formation, and motility, for identification of Salmonella
and Shigella. |
| SITS |
Stilbene isothiosulfonic acid |
| SPC |
Standard Plate Count |
| Spiral plating |
Preparation of Petri plate cultures using a device
which rotates the plate while a sample is applied in a thin spiral
line at decreasing speed so that colonies will be very frequent near
the center and scarce at the outside. Can be used with a special counting
grid to estimate bacterial population. |
| SPS |
Sulfite-Polymyxin-Sulfadiazine. Used in a selective
medium for Clostridium perfringens. |
| SS |
Medium for Salmonella and Shigella. |
| Stomacher |
A device for homogenizing food samples in a plastic
bag, kneaded by paddles outside the bag. ‘Colwell Stomacher’ |
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