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Do Plant Isolates Have a Role in Method Suitability and Growth Promotion Testing in the Microbiology Laboratory? Is It a Matter of Science versus Compliance?

Dennis E. Guilfoyle and Anthony M. Cundell
PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology September 2022, 76 (5) 444-460; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5731/pdajpst.2021.012675
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    • Abstract
    • Introduction
    • Origin of the Use of Plant Isolates for Method Qualification and Growth Promotion Testing
    • Support for the Use of Plant Isolates in Other Regulatory Documents
    • The Instability of Plant Isolates in QC Laboratories
    • The Authority Given to the USP as a U.S. Standard-Setting Organization in the U.S. Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetics Act
    • USP Requirements for Method Suitability and Growth Promotion Testing in USP <60>, <61>, <62>, and <71>
    • Experience in Clinical Microbiology Related to Growth Promotion Testing
    • History of Citation of the Absence of the Use of Plant Isolates during Regulatory Inspections
    • Why Are These Citations Misguided?
    • Microbial Species Most Frequently Isolated during Environmental and Water Monitoring and Product Release Testing
    • What Are the Phenotypic and Genotypic Differences between Compendial Strains and Plant Isolates?
    • The Role of Plant Isolates in Formulation Development—Especially Preservative Effectiveness Testing
    • Relationship between Compendial Designated Strains and Common Plant Isolates
    • Common Plant Isolates from Pharmaceutical Environments
    • What Are the Growth Promotion Tests Used by Media Manufacturers?
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