Marine bacteria cause false-positive results in the Colilert-18 rapid identification test for Escherichia coli in Florida waters

Authors :: Pisciotta, John M.
Rath, Damon F.
Stanek, Paul A.
Flanery, D. Michael
Harwood, Valerie J.
Source :: Applied and Environmental Microbiology. Feb, 2002, Vol. 68 Issue 2, p539, 6 p.
Publication Year :: 2002
Abstract: Research has been conducted on the coliform bacteria used as the fecal contamination indicator for the fresh and marine waters. The use of the Colilert-18 system in detecting both coliforms and E. coli in the filtered and cell-free marine and estuarine water samples is described.

Subjects :: Microbiological research -- Analysis
Marine bacteria -- Physiological aspects
Escherichia coli -- Physiological aspects
Biological sciences

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