Process indicator |
Used in food and water industries to demonstrate the efficacy of a process or if the process has been compromised |
4, 11
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Fecal indicator |
An organism, such as Escherichia coli, that indicates the presence of fecal contamination |
2 |
Model organism |
Organism behaves in the same manner as a pathogen in a given environment or set of conditions; for example, the use of coliphages to model the behavior of human enteric viruses |
11, 53
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Tracer |
Used in transport studies; examples include the use of coliphages or spores to trace groundwater movement or spore transport in aerosol |
3, 23, 42, 45
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Surrogate for assessment of environmental risk |
An organism, particle, or substance used to study the fate of a pathogen in a specific environment |
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