Suitability of total coliform β-D-galactosidase activity and CFU counts in monitoring faecal contamination of environmental water samples

Water SA

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 85-88

  Wutor, V C ^a   Togo, C A ^b   Pletschke, B I ^b  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

D galactosidase (B GAL); D glucuronidase (GUD); Coliforms; Colony forming units (CFUs); E. coli

Indexed keywords

COLIFORMS; COLONY-FORMING UNITS (CFUS); E. COLI; ENVIRONMENTAL WATER SAMPLES; ENZYMATIC ASSAYS; FAECAL CONTAMINATIONS; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; SOUTH AFRICA; TOTAL COLIFORMS;

CONTAMINATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MAMMALS;

WATER POLLUTION;

BIOASSAY; BIOINDICATOR; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FECAL COLIFORM; MAMMAL; POLLUTION MONITORING; WATER POLLUTION;

AFRICA; EASTERN CAPE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; MAMMALIA;

EID: 64549137006     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: 18167950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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