Anaerobic incubation of membrane filter cultures for improved detection of fecal coliforms from recreational waters.
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.
D000693:Anaerobiosis; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology*; D005618:Fresh Water; D006801:Humans; D011998:Recreation; D014871:Water Microbiology