Evaluation of a new medium for the enumeration of total coliforms and Escherichia coli in Japanese surface waters

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1112-1118

  Kodaka, H ^a,b   Mizuochi, S ^a   Saito, M ^b   Matsuoka, H ^b  

^a Nissui Pharmaceutical Co Ltd   (Japan)

^b TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Coliforms; E. coli; EC Blue 10; Enumeration; MPN; Water

Indexed keywords

POTASH; POTASSIUM NITRATE; SURFACE WATERS;

CHROMOGENIC SUBSTRATE; COLIFORMS; E. COLI; EC-BLUE-10; ENUMERATION; MPN; NEW MEDIA; SIMULTANEOUS DETECTION; TOTAL COLIFORMS; WATER SAMPLES;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

DYE; EC BLUE 10; POTASSIUM NITRATE; PYRUVATE SODIUM; SURFACE WATER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

COLIFORM BACTERIUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DETECTION METHOD; SAMPLING; SURFACE WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HETEROTROPHY; JAPANESE; NONHUMAN; WATER SAMPLING;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 40849145622     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2007.03627.x     Document Type: Article

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