Evaluation of recovery methods to detect faecal streptococci in polluted waters

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 298-302

  Massa, S ^a   Brocchi, G F ^a   Peri, G ^a   Altieri, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; MICROFILTRATION; POLYSACCHARIDES; WATER FILTRATION; WATER POLLUTION;

ETHYL VIOLET; FAECAL STREPTOCOCCI; FILTRATION TECHNIQUES; MEMBRANE FILTRATIONS; MILLIPORE; MOST PROBABLE NUMBER; MOST PROBABLE NUMBER METHODS; POLLUTED WATER; RECOVERY METHODS; SIMPLE++;

REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

AZIDE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; DILUTION; FECES ANALYSIS; MEMBRANE FILTER; NONHUMAN; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS; TECHNIQUE; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SAMPLING;

POSIBACTERIA; STREPTOCOCCUS; VIOLA (ANGIOSPERM);

EID: 0035042411     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765X.2001.00904.x     Document Type: Article

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