TABLE 1.
Bacterial strains used to prepare water samples containing known levels of contaminants
| Taxon | Straina |
|---|---|
| Helicobacter pylori | ATCC 43504 |
| Helicobacter pylori | ATCC 700392 |
| Helicobacter pylori | ATCC 49503 |
| Helicobacter pylori | WSLH 95-10882 |
| Helicobacter pylori | WSLH 409013 |
| Acinetobacter | WSLH Envir. Iso.1 |
| Aeromonas hydrophila | ATCC 7966 |
| Escherichia coli | ATCC 25922 |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | ATCC 10145 |
| Enterobacter cloacae | ATCC 13047 |
| Enterococcus faecalis | ATCC 19433 |
| Bacillus cereus | ATCC 11778 |
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ATCC, American Type Culture Collection; WSLH, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene environmental isolate.