Evaluation of the compartment bag test for the detection of Escherichia coli in water

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 66-70

  Stauber, Christine ^a   Miller, Candace ^a   Cantrell, Brittany ^a   Kroell, Kate ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Drinking water quality; E. coli; Environmental health; Fecal indicator; Microbial water testing; Safe water

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPARTMENT BAG TEST; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES MICROFLORA; MEMBRANE FILTER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY;

DRINKING WATER QUALITY; E. COLI; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; FECAL INDICATOR; MICROBIAL WATER TESTING; SAFE WATER;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 84895077942     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: 18728359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2014.02.008     Document Type: Article

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