Assessment of the Effects of Holding Time and Temperature on Escherichia coli Densities in Surface Water Samples

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 69, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 6201-6207

  Pope, Misty L ^a   Bussen, Michelle ^b   Feige, Mary Ann ^c   Shadix, Lois ^c   Gonder, Sharon ^c   Rodgers, Crystal ^c   Chambers, Yildiz ^a   Pulz, Jessica ^a   Miller, Ken ^a   Connell, Kevin ^a   Standridge, Jon ^b  

^a DynCorp   (United States)

^b WISCONSIN STATE LABORATORY OF HYGIENE   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; SURFACE WATERS;

MICROBIOLOGICAL INDICATORS;

MICROBIOLOGY;

4 METHYLUMBELLIFERYL BETA DEXTRO GLUCURONIDE; GLUCURONIDE; SURFACE WATER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CELL DENSITY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MEMBRANE FILTER; NONHUMAN; STORAGE TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CULTURE MEDIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FILTRATION; FLUORESCENT DYES; FRESH WATER; HYMECROMONE; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 10744220269     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.69.10.6201-6207.2003     Document Type: Article

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