Full-scale studies of factors related to coliform regrowth in drinking water

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 62, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 2201-2211

  Lechevallier, Mark W ^a   Welch, Nancy J ^a   Smith, Darrell B ^b  

^a American Water Voorhees   (United States)

^b Water Authority   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GROWTH; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; COLONY FORMING UNIT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NORTH AMERICA; WATER SUPPLY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030037672     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.62.7.2201-2211.1996     Document Type: Article

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