Evaluation of the methods for enumerating coliform bacteria from water samples using precise reference standards

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 350-356

  Wohlsen, T ^a,c   Bates, J ^a   Vesey, G ^b   Robinson, W A ^c   Katouli, M ^c  

^a QUEENSLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

^b BTF Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

Author keywords

BioBall; Coliforms; Enumeration methods

Indexed keywords

MICROFILTRATION; QUALITY CONTROL; WATER FILTRATION;

BIOBALL; COLIFORMS; DISPOSABLES; ENUMERATION METHOD; MEMBRANE FILTRATIONS; MOST PROBABLE NUMBER METHODS; REFERENCE STANDARD; STANDARD PLATE COUNT; SUBSTRATE TECHNOLOGY; WATER SAMPLES;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

BACTERIOLOGY; CELL CULTURE; COLIFORM BACTERIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FILTRATION; OSMOSIS MEMBRANES; QUALITY CONTROL;

BACTERIUM; SAMPLING; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DEVICE; ENTEROBACTER AEROGENES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EVALUATION; MEMBRANE FILTER; NONHUMAN; PLATE COUNT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTER AEROGENES; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 33645075769     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: 1472765X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2006.01854.x     Document Type: Article

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