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Study provides new way to classify E. coli bacteria and test for fecal contamination

submitted by agwartney on April 12, 2011
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Tags: coliform , E. coli , Escherichia coli , fecal , water quality
Source: www.physorg.com
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The meaning of the standard fecal coliform test used to monitor water quality has been called into question by a new study that identified sources of Escherichia coli bacteria that might not indicate an environmental hazard.
 
 

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