Microbiological assessment of house and imported bottled water by comparison of bacterial endotoxin concentration, heterotrophic plate count and fecal coliform count

Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 21-26

  Reyes, Mayra I ^a   Perez, Cynthia M ^a   Negrón, Edna L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Bacterial heterotrophic plate count; Bottled water; Endotoxin; Fecal coliform count; Limulus amebocyte lysate; Microbiological water indicators

Indexed keywords

ENDOTOXIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; FECES; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY;

COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ENDOTOXINS; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; FECES; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 47049120569     PISSN: 07380658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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