title: Comparison study of membrane filtration direct count and an automated coliform and Escherichia coli detection system for on-site water quality testing.
abstract: This study compared an automated Escherichia coli and coliform detection system with the membrane filtration direct count technique for water testing. The automated instrument performed equal to or better than the membrane filtration test in analyzing E. coli-spiked samples and blind samples with interference from Proteus vulgaris or Aeromonas hydrophila.
authors.affiliation: School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1V2W1, Canada. mhabash@uoguelph.ca
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Habash
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Johns
mesh_terms: D001331:Automation; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial / Q000379:methods*; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005374:Filtration / Q000379:methods; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems; D014871:Water Microbiology