Evaluation of the oxolinic acid - esculin - azide medium for the isolation and enumeration of faecal streptococci in a routine monitoring programme for bathing waters

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 998-1002

  Figueras, M J ^a,b   Inza, I ^a   Polo, F ^a   Guarro, J ^a  

^a FACULTAT DE MEDICINA I CIÈNCIES DE LA SALUT   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

Author keywords

Faecal streptococci; m enterococcus medium; Monitoring; Oxolinic acid esculin azide medium; Water

Indexed keywords

AZIDE; ESCULIN; OXOLINIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0032432416     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/w98-096     Document Type: Article

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