Evaluation of enterolert for enumeration of enterococci in recreational waters

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 62, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 3881-3884

  Budnick, Gary E ^a   Howard, Robert T ^a   Mayo, Donald R ^a  

^a State Connecticut Dept Pub Hlth   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; NONHUMAN; RECREATION; TECHNIQUE; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS;

EID: 0029739172     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.62.10.3881-3884.1996     Document Type: Article

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