Anaerobic incubation of membrane filter cultures for improved detection of fecal coliforms from recreational waters.
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Anaerobic incubation of membrane filter cultures significantly enhanced detection of fecal coliforms in surface-water samples from recreational beaches. In contrast to standard aerobic incubation, anaerobic incubation suppressed overgrowth of masking, noncoliform bacteria but did not increase the frequency of fecal coliform recovery.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Applied and environmental microbiology
دوره 48 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1984