Enumeration of heterotrophs, fecal coliforms and Escherichia coli in water: Comparison of 3M™ Petrifilm™ plates with standard plating procedures

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 335-342

  Schraft, H ^a   Watterworth, L A ^a  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

3M Petrifilm plates; E. coli; Fecal coliforms; Heterotrophic counts; Water microbiology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM COLONY; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES MICROFLORA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEMBRANE FILTER; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; PLATE COUNT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING;

COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 11844279758     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2004.10.008     Document Type: Article

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