TY - JOUR T1 - Physical Methods of Separation and Concentration of Microbes in Food: An Aid for Rapid Detection AU - Sharada, R. AU - Banday, Tahir Gani AU - Ruban, S. Wilfred JO - Journal of Food Technology VL - 9 IS - 3 SP - 106 EP - 111 PY - 2011 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1684-8462 DO - jftech.2011.106.111 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jftech.2011.106.111 KW - Real-time KW -concentration KW -microbiologists KW -India KW -reliance KW -matrix AB - Without question, the major block to the ability to detect food borne pathogens in real or near real-time is the continued reliance on cultural enrichment. Indeed, decreasing or eliminating the need for enrichment would allow food microbiologists the opportunity to truly harness the power of the emerging molecular detection methods. It should be clear from the preceding discussion that further research into effective matrix preparation, specifically targeting bacterial concentration and purification methods will be necessary if we are to move forward toward achievement of this goal. ER -