A comparison of methods used to enumerate Escherichia coli in conventionally treated sewage sludge

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 375-383

  Eccles, J P ^a   Searle, R ^a   Holt, D ^a   Dennis, P J ^a  

^a THAMES WATER UTILITIES LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biosolids; Chromogenic; Colilert; E. coli; MLGA; Sewage; Sludge

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SLUDGE DIGESTION;

ANAEROBICS; ANALYTICAL METHOD; COLIFORMS; COLILERT; COMPARISON OF METHODS; E. COLI; GLUCURONIDES; MEMBRANE-LACTOSE GLUCURONIDE AGAR; MESOPHILIC; SLUDGE;

MICROFILTRATION;

CHROMOGENIC SUBSTRATE;

BACTERIUM; MICROBIOLOGY; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SLUDGE;

AGAR MEDIUM; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHROMOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI MEDIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEVICE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEMBRANE FILTRATION TECHNIQUE; MEMBRANE LACTOSE GLUCURONIDE AGAR; MOST PROBABLE NUMBER TECHNIQUE; SLUDGE TREATMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 1242329164     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2004.02165.x     Document Type: Article

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