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The action of resazurin in milk is complex and not as yet clearly understood. The various resazurin tests have been proposed as practical tests for estimating bacterial populations in milk before they have emerged from the experimental stage. A significant proportion of results cannot at present be interpreted with the reasonable certainty necessary to justify widespread use of these tests by the dairy industry.
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