Evaluation of commercial colilert18-quantitray® method by ISO techniques for enumeration and quantification of total coliforms and Escherichia coli in drinking-water of Buraidah, Saudi Arabia

Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 18, 2009, Pages 3357-3363

  Al Turki, A ^a   El Ziney, M G ^a  

^a QASSIM UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Coliert18 Qunati Tray; Coliforms; Drinking water; E. coli; Membrane filtration; Microbial indicators; Mutable tube fermentation; Reference standard methods

Indexed keywords

COLIFORMS; E. COLI; MEMBRANE FILTRATIONS; MICROBIAL INDICATORS; REFERENCE STANDARD;

FERMENTATION; MICROFILTRATION; POTABLE WATER; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TESTING; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 69149083591     PISSN: 18125654     EISSN: 18125662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jas.2009.3357.3363     Document Type: Article

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