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A single medium for the rapid detection of Escherichia coli at 44°C

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

D. D. Mara
D. D. Mara
Affiliation:
Department of Civil Engineering, University of Nairobi, P.O. Box 30197, Nairobi, Kenya
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Abstract

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Lactose tryptone ricinoleate broth (0·3% lactose, 2% Oxoid tryptone, 0·1% Na ricinoleate; pH 7·1) was found to be as good as the currently recommended combination of lactose ricinoleate broth and tryptone water for the detection of Escherichia coli in the positive tubes of presumptive coliform counts.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 71 , Issue 4 , December 1973 , pp. 783 - 785
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1973

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