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Coliforms. http://www.semp.us/publications/biot_reader.php?BiotID=109. Coliform Bacteria. Bacterial indicators. Bacillus Gram-negative Non-spore forming Ferment lactose Citrobacter Enterobacter Klebsiella Escherichia. Escherichia coli. Good Strains. Vitamin K. Bad Strains.
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Coliforms http://www.semp.us/publications/biot_reader.php?BiotID=109
Coliform Bacteria • Bacterial indicators • Bacillus • Gram-negative • Non-spore forming • Ferment lactose • Citrobacter • Enterobacter • Klebsiella • Escherichia
Good Strains • Vitamin K
Bad Strains • Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) • O157:H7 • O111:H8 • O26:H11 • O103:H2 • Haemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS)
Bacteriological Water Analysis • NC Division of Water Quality (NCDWQ) • Surface Water Standards • REDBOOK MFTTC: • 200/100 mL • 14/100 mL
Water Quality Index • Fecal coliform measurements: • Membrane Filtration • Measures both Total Coliform and E. coli • Multiple-Tube Fermentation • Most Probable Number (MPN)