Author:
Dufour A P,Strickland E R,Cabelli V J
Abstract
A membrane filter procedure for enumerating Escherichia coli was developed and evaluated. The method quantifies E. coli within 24 h without requiring subculture and identification of isolates. It incorporates a primary selective-differential medium for gram-negative, lactose-fermenting bacteria; resuscitation of weakened organisms by incubation for 2 h at 35 degrees C before incubation at 44.5 degrees C for 18 to 22 h; and an in situ urease test to differentiate E. coli from other thermotolerant, lactose-positive organisms. The recovery of E. coli from marine, estuarine, and freshwater samples exceeded 90%. Of the presumptively positive colonies, 91% were verified as E. coli. Less than 1% of all of the verified E. coli colonies failed to react typically.
Publisher
American Society for Microbiology
Subject
Ecology,Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology,Food Science,Biotechnology
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