Comparison of thermotolerant coliforms and Escherichia coli densities in freshwater bodies

Fecal bacterial indicator analyses have been widely used for monitoring the water quality. This study was designed to determine the ratio between the density of Escherichia coli and other Thermotolerant Coliforms (TtC) bacteria from freshwater samples collected for a two-year period of monitoring. T...

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Main Authors: Elayse M. Hachich, Marisa Di Bari, Ana Paula G. Christ, Cláudia C. Lamparelli, Solange S. Ramos, Maria Inês Z. Sato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2012-06-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822012000200032