Evaluation of simple microbiol tests for detection of fecal coliforms directly at 44.5 °C

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 191-198

  Tewari, Suman ^a   Ramteke, P W ^b   Garg, S K ^c  

^a CSIR INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TOXICOLOGY RESEARCH   (India)

^b SAM HIGGINBOTTOM UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (India)

^c Dr RML Avadh University   (India)

Author keywords

44.5 C; BB test; Fecal coliforms; H2S test; MPN test; PA test

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; POTABLE WATER; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

MICROBIAL TESTS;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

DRINKING WATER; HYDROGEN SULFIDE;

DETECTION METHOD; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FECAL COLIFORM; TROPICAL REGION; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CULTURE MEDIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EVALUATION; FECES MICROFLORA; INDIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; PAPER; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; TROPICS; VALIDATION PROCESS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION INDICATOR; WATER QUALITY;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; HEAT; HUMANS; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; INDIA; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY;

INDIA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0037642136     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023642113645     Document Type: Article

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