Quantitative determination of total coliforms and Escherichia coli in marine waters with chromogenic and fluorogenic media

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 280-285

  Geissler, K ^a   Manafi, M ^a   Amoros I ^b   Alonso, Jose L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; POLYSACCHARIDES;

COLIFORMS; E. COLI; FLUOROGENICS; MARINE WATERS; MULTIPLE TUBE FERMENTATION; PERFORMANCE; QUANTITATIVE DETERMINATIONS; RECREATIONAL WATER; TOTAL COLIFORMS; Β- GALACTOSIDASE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

CHROMOGENIC SUBSTRATE; FLUORINE DERIVATIVE; SEA WATER;

COLIFORM BACTERIUM; MARINE POLLUTION; NUMERICAL METHOD;

AEROMONAS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; CULTURE MEDIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GROWTH INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; VIBRIO;

AEROMONAS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; VIBRIO;

EID: 0034075836     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2000.00970.x     Document Type: Article

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