Enumeration of Escherichia coli and coliforms in surface water by multiple tube fermentation and membrane filter methods

Microbios

Volumn 103, Issue 405, 2000, Pages 119-125

  Grasso, G M ^a   Sammarco, M L ^a   Ripabelli, G ^a,b   Fanelli, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chromogenic substrates; Coliforms; Escherichia coli; Membrane filter method; Multiple tube fermentation; Surface water

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER;

ARTICLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FERMENTATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; FERMENTATION; FRESH WATER; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 0034575786     PISSN: 00262633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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