Marine bacteria cause false-positive results in the Colilert-18 rapid identification test for Escherichia coli in Florida waters

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 539-544

  Pisciotta, John M ^a   Rath, Damon F ^a   Stanek, Paul A ^a   Flanery, D Michael ^a   Harwood, Valerie J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; POTABLE WATER; SEAWATER; WATER ANALYSIS;

MARINE SAMPLES;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

SEA WATER;

DRINKING WATER;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BACTERIOPLANKTON; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; COLONY FORMING UNIT; DEVICE; DILUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES ANALYSIS; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MEMBRANE FILTER; NONHUMAN; UNITED STATES; WATER ANALYSIS;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FECES; FLORIDA; FRESH WATER; SEAWATER;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; PROVIDENCIA; PROVIDENCIA SP.; VIBRIO; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 0036154084     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.68.2.539-544.2002     Document Type: Article

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