coliform-bacteria test
1Coliform bacteria — Not to be confused with Coliiformes. Escherichia coli Coliform bacteria are a commonly used bacterial indicator of sanitary quality of foods and water. They are defined as rod shaped Gram negative non spore forming bacteria which can ferment… …
2Coliform index — The coliform index is a rating of the purity of water based on a count of fecal bacteria. Coliform bacteria are microorganisms that primarily originate in the intestines of warm blooded animals. By testing for coliforms, especially the well known …
3Coliform Index — The Coliform Index is a rating of the purity of water based on a count of fecal bacteria. Coliform bacteria are microorganisms that primarily originate in the intestines of warm blooded animals. By testing for coliforms, especially the well known …
4bacteria — bacterial, adj. bacterially, adv. /bak tear ee euh/, n.pl., sing. bacterium / tear ee euhm/. ubiquitous one celled organisms, spherical, spiral, or rod shaped and appearing singly or in chains, comprising the Schizomycota, a phylum of the kingdom …
5Eijkman test — Eijk·man test āk mən , īk n a test for the identification of coliform bacteria from warm blooded animals based on the bacteria s ability to produce gas when grown in glucose media at 46°C (114.8°F) Eijkman Christiaan (1858 1930) Dutch… …
6eijkman test — ˈīk]mən , ˈāk] noun Usage: usually capitalized E Etymology: after Christiaan Eijkman died 1930 Dutch physiologist : a test for the identification of coliform bacteria from warm blooded animals on the basis of their ability to produce gas or… …
7Indicator bacteria — Each gram of human feces contains approximately 12 billion (12*109) bacteria, among them may include pathogenic bacteria, such as Salmonella , associated with gastroenteritis. In addition, feces may contain pathogenic viruses, protozoa and… …
8Fecal coliforms — (sometimes faecal coliforms) are facultatively anaerobic, rod shaped, gram negative, non sporulating bacteria. They are capable of growth in the presence of bile salts or similar surface agents, oxidase negative, and produce acid and gas from… …
9Indicator organism — Indicator organisms are used to measure potential fecal contamination of environmental samples. The presence of coliform bacteria, such as E. coli , in surface water is a common indicator of fecal contamination. Coliform bacteria in water samples …
10environmental works — ▪ civil engineering Introduction infrastructure that provides cities and towns with water supply, waste disposal, and pollution control services. They include extensive networks of reservoirs, pipelines, treatment systems, pumping stations …
