FOOD TECHNOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Plate Count Agar can also be known as Tryptone Glucose-Yeast Agar or Casein-Peptone Dextrose Agar. The medium is an enzymatic digest made of casein which provides amino acids and nitrogen carbon, vitamins and minerals that aid in the growth of the organism.

Detailed explanation-2: -Plate Count Agar (PCA), also called Standard Methods Agar (SMA), is a microbiological growth medium commonly used to assess or to monitor “total” or viable bacterial growth of a sample.

Detailed explanation-3: -Plate count agar (PCA) is a bacteriological substrate used for the determination of the total number of live, aerobic bacteria in a sample. It is not a selective medium. The amount of bacteria is expressed as colony-forming units per gram (CFU/g), in solid samples and per ml (CFU/ml) in liquid samples.

Detailed explanation-4: -Plate Count Agar (Standard Methods Agar) is used for the enumeration of bacteria in water, wastewater, food, and dairy products in a laboratory setting. Plate Count Agar is not intended for use in the diagnosis of disease or other conditions in humans.