Assessment of bacterial contamination of drinking water provided to mice

Contemporary Topics in Laboratory Animal Science

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 8-13

  Haist, Carrie J ^a   Cadillac, Joan M ^a   Dysko, Robert C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR; DRINKING WATER;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; FEMALE; INBRED STRAIN; INCUBATION TIME; MALE; MEMBRANE FILTER; MICROCOCCUS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PANTOEA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BACTERIA; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; PILOT PROJECTS; TIME FACTORS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY;

ANIMALIA; BACILLI; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MICROCOCCUS; PANTOEA; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 10844219799     PISSN: 10600558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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