Plate Count Agar, Special
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Plate Count Agar, Special is recommended for estimation of microbial counts in raw milk and other dairy products as per Netherlands Dairy Association. It is used for the enumeration of viable bacteria in raw milk, milk and other dairy products. Generally pour plate technique is followed. The samples are diluted and appropriate dilutions are placed in Petri plates. Sterile molten agar is added to these plates and plates are rotated gently to ensure uniform mixing of the sample with agar.