Evaluation of the lactose Tergitol-7, m-Endo LES, Colilert 18, Readycult Coliforms 100, Water-Check-100, 3M Petrifilm EC and DryCult Coliform test methods for detection of total coliforms and Escherichia coli in water samples

Water Research

Volumn 40, Issue 17, 2006, Pages 3249-3256

  Hörman, Ari ^a,b,c   Hänninen, Marja Liisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b CENTRE FOR MILITARY MEDICINE   (Finland)

^c ESTONIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Chromogenic fluorogenic methods; E. coli; Indicator organisms; Membrane filtration; Total coliforms; Water hygiene

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; FILTRATION; MEMBRANES; SUBSTRATES; WATER QUALITY;

INDICATOR ORGANISMS; MEMBRANE FILTRATION; TOTAL COLIFORMS; WATER HYGIENE;

WATER ANALYSIS;

AGAR; HEPTADECYL SULFATE SODIUM; LACTOSE; TETRADECYL SULFATE SODIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; FILTRATION; MEMBRANES; SUBSTRATES; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

COLIFORM BACTERIUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRINKING WATER; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM DETECTION; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEMBRANE FILTER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER SAMPLING;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; SANDFLY FEVER SICILIAN VIRUS;

EID: 33748307391     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2006.06.024     Document Type: Article

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