Rate of occurrence of false-positive results from total coliform most-probable-number analysis of shellfish and estuaries.
The incidence of confirmed test, false-positive coliform most-probable-number results was compared with environmental parameters and was found to be inversely related to water temperature. It is concluded that the completed coliform test must be done when water temperatures drop below 15 degrees C.
D000818:Animals; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D008396:Maryland; D010125:Ostreidae / Q000382:microbiology*; D014871:Water Microbiology