title: Comparison of selected methods for the enumeration of fecal coliforms and Escherichia coli in shellfish.
abstract: In a comparison of five selected methods for the enumeration of fecal coliforms and Escherichia coli in naturally contaminated and sewage-seeded mussels (Choromytilus spp.) and oysters (Ostrea spp.), a spread-plate procedure with mFC agar without rosolic acid and preincubation proved the method of choice for routine quality assessment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Virology, University of Pretoria, South Africa.
authors.forename: W O
authors.initials: WO
authors.lastname: Grabow
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: De Villiers
authors.forename: C I
authors.initials: CI
authors.lastname: Schildhauer
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D049872:Bivalvia / Q000382:microbiology; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial / Q000379:methods*; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology*; D010125:Ostreidae / Q000382:microbiology; D012758:Shellfish / Q000382:microbiology*