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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