Recovery of coliform bacteria from rural groundwater supplies using reduced oxygen concentrations during incubation

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 583-588

  Shirey, J J ^b   Bissonnette, G K ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobiosis; Coliforms; Groundwater; Sheen formation

Indexed keywords

GROUND WATER; OXYGEN;

ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM COLONY; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; INCUBATION TIME; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0030802547     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/m97-082     Document Type: Article

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