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. 1987 Jun;53(6):1246–1250. doi: 10.1128/aem.53.6.1246-1250.1987

Improved membrane filtration media for enumeration of total coliforms and Escherichia coli from sewage and surface waters.

T A Freier, P A Hartman
PMCID: PMC203849  PMID: 3300547

Abstract

Two media were developed that allowed both a total coliform count and an Escherichia coli count to be determined on the same medium after 24 h of incubation at 35 degrees C. The new media were tested along with two standard media on 10 surface water and 7 sewage samples. The experimental media yielded equivalent or higher counts relative to the standard media and recovered more specifically the desired indicator groups as determined by colony identification.

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