Enumeration of coliform bacteria in wastewater solids using defined substrate technology

Water Environment Research

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 526-530

  Kramer, Timothy A ^a   Liu, J ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b 3136 TAMU ^*

Author keywords

Bacteria enumeration; Biosolids; Coliforms; Colilert; Escherichia coli; Residuals; Wastewater solids

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BIOSOLIDS; DATABASE SYSTEMS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BACTERIA ENUMERATION; RESIDUALS; WASTEWATER SOLIDS;

COLIFORM BACTERIA;

AGAR; BRILLIANT GREEN; HYMECROMONE GLUCURONIDE; LACTOSE; LAURYL ALCOHOL;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BIOSOLIDS; COLIFORM BACTERIA; DATABASE SYSTEMS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MEASUREMENT METHOD; SOLID; WASTEWATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BIOSOLID; BROTH DILUTION; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECAL COLIFORM; FERMENTATION MEDIUM; MOST PROBABLE NUMBER; NONHUMAN; PASTEURIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID WASTE; WASTE WATER; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FERMENTATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEWAGE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CULTURE MEDIA; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FERMENTATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 0036877185     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: 15547531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143002X140323     Document Type: Article

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