title: Evaluation of coli-count samplers for possible use in standard couting of total and fecal coliforms in recreational waters.
abstract: Millipore Coli-Count Samplers were used to enumerate colonies of laboratory cultureunts than standard membrane0filter procedures for both total and fecal coliforms. Althought the samplers are useful for semiquantitative analysis as indicated by the manufacturer, they are not suitable examinations of recreational waters.
mesh_terms: D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002452:Cell Count; D004754:Enterobacter / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D007711:Klebsiella pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008851:Micropore Filters; D014871:Water Microbiology; D014876:Water Pollution / Q000032:analysis