Table 1. Comparison of detection accuracy in coliform dry rehydratable film
Sample | Culture medium | Positive colonies | Negative colonies | Detection accuracy (%) |
Number of tested colonies | True positive | False positive | Number of tested colonies | True negative | False negative |
Jeotgal | PCC1) | 41 | 41 | 0 | 68 | 68 | 0 | 100.0 |
SCC2) | 36 | 35 | 1 | - | - | - | 97.2 |
Red pepper powder | PCC | 73 | 73 | 0 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 100.0 |
SCC | 36 | 35 | 1 | - | - | - | 97.2 |
Pepper powder | PCC | 34 | 34 | 0 | 32 | 28 | 4 | 93.9 |
SCC | 62 | 60 | 2 | - | - | - | 96.8 |
Ginger powder | PCC | 59 | 59 | 0 | 76 | 71 | 5 | 96.3 |
SCC | 91 | 89 | 2 | - | - | - | 97.8 |
Total | PCC | 207 | 207 | 0 | 224 | 215 | 9 | 97.9 |
SCC | 225 | 219 | 6 | - | - | - | 97.3 |
1)PCC: Petrifilm coliform count.
2)SCC: Sanita-kun coliform count.