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. 1992 Sep;58(9):3203–3204. doi: 10.1128/aem.58.9.3203-3204.1992

Comparison of Selected Methods for the Enumeration of Fecal Coliforms and Escherichia coli in Shellfish

W O K Grabow 1,*, J C De Villiers 1, C I Schildhauer 1
PMCID: PMC183075  PMID: 1444438

Abstract

In a comparison of five selected methods for the enumeration of fecal coliforms and Escherichia coli in naturally contaminated and sewage-seeded mussels (Choromytilus spp.) and oysters (Ostrea spp.), a spread-plate procedure with mFC agar without rosolic acid and preincubation proved the method of choice for routine quality assessment.

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