Evaluation of Petrifilm™ EC and HS for total coliforms and Escherichia coli enumeration in water
Petrifilm EC and HS were compared to the MPN method to determine their efficacy to enumerate total coliforms and E. coli in 145 samples of water (76 water in natura, 69 drinking water). For water in natura, Petrifilm HS and EC showed good correlation with MPN method. In chlorinated water (< 20...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Brazilian journal of microbiology 2003, Vol.34 (4) |
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Zusammenfassung: | Petrifilm EC and HS were compared to the MPN method to determine their efficacy to enumerate total coliforms and E. coli in 145 samples of water (76 water in natura, 69 drinking water). For water in natura, Petrifilm HS and EC showed good correlation with MPN method. In chlorinated water (< 20 col/100 mL and negatives) the agreement was low. For E.coli enumeration, Petrifilm EC showed a good correlation with MPN method. The results indicated that Petrifilm EC and HS are accurate to enumerate coliforms and E. coli in water when the expected counts are higher than 20/100 mL.
Petrifilm EC e HS foram comparados ao método do Número Mais Provável (NMP) para determinar sua eficiência na enumeração de coliformes totais e E. coli em 145 amostras de água (76 de água in natura e 69 de água de abastecimento). Em água in natura, Petrifilm HS e EC mostraram boa correlação com o método de NMP. Em água clorada (< 20 col/100 mL e negativas) a concordância foi baixa. Para enumeração de E. coli, Petrifilm EC mostrou boa correlação com o método de NMP. Os resultados indicaram que Petrifilm EC e HS podem ser usados com segurança para enumeração de coliformes totais e E. coli em água, desde que as contagens esperadas sejam maiores que 20/100 mL. |
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ISSN: | 1517-8382 1678-4405 |