The Coliform Group

The coliform group. I. The boric acid lactose broth reaction of coliform IMViC types.

Several methods have been suggested for the accurate, rapid, and convenient detection and enumeration of Escherichia coli in potable waters, stream samples, sewage, and in certain food products. The first of these procedures was described by Eijkman who proposed a "fecal coli" test that he believed differentiated between coliforms from the gut of warm-blooded animals and strains originating fro...

Slime-producing Coliform and Coliform-like Bacteria.

Coliform meningitis in the newborn.

Thirty-six patients with coliform meningitis in the 15-year period 1960-1974 are reported. Only 9 patients survived unscathed though the other 5 survivors were not seriously affected. During the septicaemic phase of the illness the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), though positive on culture, may be otherwise normal. Meningitis can ensue even when the patient is receiving antibiotics to which the orga...

Coliform confusion

Criticism of journalists for creating confusion and needless anxiety is sometimes fully justified. On other occasions, at least part of the blame lays elsewhere. Consider the following. A headline in the Sunday Times on 14 May read: “Killer bug alert over organic vegetables.” The story continued “Tesco yesterday withdrew all organic mushrooms from its shelves after routine checks by environment...

Coliform Mastitis

Coliform mastitis is tremendously important to the dairy industry for several reasons. First, it has become the predominant form of clinical mastitis and current management practices favor an increase in incidence. Second, coliform organisms cause some of the most severe cases of clinical mastitis. Third, as present trends in the dairy industry of increasing milk quality continue, environmental...