Methods for enumerating Escherichia coli in subtropical waters.

The standard membrane filtration method of the UK has been modified in order to improve its specificity for enumerating Escherichia coli in the subtropical waters of Hong Kong. This involves incorporating into the membrane lauryl sulphate (mLS) method either an in situ urease test (the mLS-UA method...

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Published in:Epidemiology & Infection Vol. 106; no. 2; pp. 345 - 355
Main Authors: Cheung, W H, Ha, D K, Yeung, K Y, Hung, R P
Format: research Journal Article
Published: Cambridge University Press Mar1991
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