Article
Characterization of bacterial coliform occurrences in different zones of a drinking water distribution system.
Journal of applied microbiology - 1 Mar 2007
Blanch A R, Galofré B, Lucena F, Terradillos A, Vilanova X, Ribas F
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: To compare the bacterial coliforms detected from occurrences in three zones of a water distribution system supplied by two separate water sources. METHODS AND RESULTS: Conventional and standardized protocols for identifying enterobacterial populations were applied. Additional tests to confirm isolates were included. Analyses of diversity and population similarity were performed using the Phene Plate System,...
Topics
- Aminopeptidases
- Bacterial Typing Techniques
- Biodiversity
- Colony Count, Microbial
- Drinking
- Enterobacteriaceae
- Escherichia coli
- Feces
- Klebsiella oxytoca
- Lactose
- Oxidoreductases
- Phenotype
- Seasons
- Water Microbiology
- Water Supply
- beta-Galactosidase