Tuesday 9 May, 3:10 PM - 3:40 PM
To count or not to count? Pros and Cons of probiotic enumeration methods.
Probiotics Resource Centre
Probiotics are live microorganisms which when administered in adequate amounts confer a health benefit on the host (FAO/WHO, 2002). This definition leave open to the possibility to determine viability with different methodologies. Today the most common method in probiotic enumeration is Plate Count that express results in Colony Forming Unit (CFU), however novel technologies like Flow cytometry can be used to enumerate probiotics effectively as recognized by the recently published ISO method (ISO 19344/IDF 232).
Speakers
International Probiotics Association (IPA)Marco PaneR&D Manager, Probiotical and Scientific Committee Member
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