Evaluation of the relationship between two different methods for enumeration fecal indicator bacteria: Colony-forming unit and most probable number

Journal of Environmental Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 846-850

  Cho, Kyung Hwa ^a   Han, Dukki ^a   Park, Yongeun ^a   Lee, Seung Won ^a   Cha, Sung Min ^a   Kang, Joo Hyon ^b   Kim, Joon Ha ^a  

^a Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

^b Dongguk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Colony forming unit; Enterococci; Escherichia coli; Fecal indicator bacteria; Most probable number

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS METHOD; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS; COLONY FORMING UNITS; COLONY-FORMING UNIT; E. COLI; FECAL INDICATOR BACTERIA; MOST PROBABLE NUMBER; ORDER OF MAGNITUDE; PRELIMINARY INFORMATION; STATISTICAL MODELS; WATER QUALITY STANDARD; WATER SAMPLES;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; FORCE MEASUREMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

BACTERIOLOGY;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; FECAL COLIFORM; NUMERICAL MODEL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; RIVER; SEASON; STATISTICAL MODEL; WATER FLOW; PROCEDURES;

ANIMALS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; LINEAR MODELS; RIVERS; SEASONS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER MOVEMENTS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 77953715338     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-0742(09)60187-X     Document Type: Article

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