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Applied and Environmental Microbiology, February 2004, p. 1242-1244, Vol. 70, No. 2
0099-2240/04/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/AEM.70.2.1242-1244.2004
Copyright © 2004, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Evaluation of Colilert-18 for Detection of Coliforms and Eschericha coli in Subtropical Freshwater

Kuo-Kuang Chao,1 Chen-Ching Chao,2 and Wei-Liang Chao1*

Department of Microbiology, Soochow University, Shih Lin, Taipei,1 Department of Soil Environmental Science, National Chung-Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China2

Received 29 September 2003/ Accepted 13 November 2003

The accuracy of Colilert-18 as a test for coliforms and Escherichia coli in subtropical freshwater was evaluated by using API 20E strips and fatty acid methyl ester analysis. The false-positive and -negative rates of detection were 7.4 and 3.5%, respectively, for E. coli and 9.6 and 6.3%, respectively, for coliforms.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Microbiology, Soochow University, Shih Lin, Taiwan, Republic of China. Phone: 886-2-28812523. Fax: 886-2-28831193. E-mail: wlchao{at}mail.scu.edu.tw.

Applied and Environmental Microbiology, February 2004, p. 1242-1244, Vol. 70, No. 2
0099-2240/04/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/AEM.70.2.1242-1244.2004
Copyright © 2004, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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