Haldane's method can find the confidence limits as described below Thomas's rule. An MPN can be computed for any positive number of tubes at any positive number of dilutions, but often serial dilutions use three or more dilutions and a decimal series Each dilution has one tenth as much of the original sample as the previous dilution. The tables in this appendix require reducing an outcome to three of its decimal dilutions. This procedure for selecting three dilutions was developed for the designs numbers of tubes per dilution and ratio of dilutions in these tables.
They all have decimal dilutions and a fairly small number of tubes per dilution. For other designs, other procedures may be needed.
When the MPN model holds, the three decimal dilutions are chosen to give a good approximation to the MPN of the entire outcome. Otherwise, the reduction may remove interference possible from another species of microbe or a toxic substance that can be diluted out. The remainder of this section tells how to select the three dilutions. First, remove the highest dilution smallest sample volume if it and the next lower dilution have all negative tubes.
As long as this condition holds and at least four dilutions remain, continue removing these dilutions. Next, if only three dilutions remain, use them as illustrated in example A. In each example there are five tubes in each dilution. In example A, removing the two highest dilutions 0. If more than three dilutions remain, then find the highest dilution with all positive tubes. There are three cases. In the first case, the highest dilution with all positive tubes is within the three highest remaining dilutions.
Then use the three highest remaining dilutions. In example B, the first step removes the highest dilution 0. Since the highest dilution with all positive tubes 1 gram is within the three highest remaining dilutions, 1, 0. In example C, the highest dilution with all positive tubes 0. In the second case, the highest dilution with all positive tubes is not within the three highest remaining dilutions.
Then select the next two higher dilutions than the highest dilution with all positive tubes. Assign the sum of the positive tubes of any still higher dilutions to the third higher dilution.
In example D, the highest dilution with all positive tubes has 1 gram. Select the two dilutions immediately higher which have 0.
There is only one higher dilution whose positive tubes are assigned to form the third dilution with 0.
In the third case, there is no dilution with all positive tubes. Then select the two lowest dilutions. Assign the sum of the positive tubes of any higher dilutions to the third dilution. In example E no dilution has all positive tubes. The two lowest dilutions have 10 and 1 grams. The sum of the positive in the dilutions with 0. If the three dilutions selected are not in the tables, then something in the serial dilution probably was unusual.
This is a warning that the outcome is sufficiently improbable that the basic assumptions of the MPN may be questionable. If possible, redoing the test may be the most reliable procedure. If an MPN value is still desired, use the three highest remaining dilutions. In example F, the three highest dilutions are used. If these dilutions are not in the tables, then use the highest dilution with any positive tubes.
The tables below apply to inocula of 0. For example, if the inocula were 0. The MPN for a serial dilutions not addressed by any table e.
Where W and Q are two disjoint sets of dilutions that together contain all the dilutions. The lower bound allows low dilutions with all positive tubes to be deleted from the bound. Blodgett b introduces these and other bounds. The following gives an estimate of the MPN. First, select the lowest dilution that doesn't have all positive tubes. Second, select the highest dilution with at least one positive tube.
Finally, select all the dilutions between them. Use only the selected dilutions in the following formula of Thomas :. The following examples will illustrate the application of Thomas's formula.
We assume that the dilutions are 1. Example 1. There are 6 negative tubes at 0. There are 6 positive tubes, so. Example 2. Approximate confidence limits for any dilution test outcome can be calculated by first estimating the standard error of log 10 MPN by the method of Haldane.
We describe the method for 3 dilutions, but it can be shortened to 2 or extended to any positive number. Let m 1 , m 2 , m 3 denote the inoculation amounts at the largest to the smallest amounts e. Let g 1 , g 2 , g 3 denote the numbers of positive tubes at the corresponding dilutions. The attached spreadsheet should be able to handle most specialized designs. Garthright and Blodgett discusses this spreadsheet.
In order to confirm the presence of coliform, a confirmatory test is done. The formation of gas in lactose broth and the demonstration of Gram-negative, non-spore-forming bacilli in the corresponding agar indicates the presence of a member of the coliform group in the sample examined.
The absence of gas formation in lactose broth or the failure to demonstrate Gram-negative, non-spore-forming bacilli in the corresponding agar slant constitutes a negative test absence of coliforms in the tested sample. Confirmatory tests positive for indole, growth, and gas production show the presence of thermotolerant E. Growth and gas production in the absence of indole confirm thermotolerant coliforms.
Since some of the positive results from the confirmatory test may be false, it is desirable to do completed tests. For this inoculum from each positive tube of the confirmatory test is streaked on a plate of EMB or Endo agar.
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