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Applied and Environmental Microbiology, February 2000, p. 864-868, Vol. 66, No. 2
0099-2240/00/$04.00+0
Copyright © 2000, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

Determination of Escherichia coli Contamination with Chromocult Coliform Agar Showed a High Level of Discrimination Efficiency for Differing Fecal Pollution Levels in Tropical Waters of Kampala, Uganda

Dennis Byamukama,1 Frank Kansiime,2 Robert L. Mach,3 and Andreas H. Farnleitner4,*

Department of Zoology1 and Institute of Environment and Natural Resources,2 Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda, and Institute of Biochemical Technology and Microbiology, Technical University of Vienna, 1060 Vienna,3 and Institute of Water Quality, Section Microbial Ecology, Federal Agency for Water Management, 1220 Vienna,4 Austria

Received 10 June 1999/Accepted 4 November 1999

Escherichia coli, total coliforms, fecal coliforms, and sulfite-reducing anaerobic spore formers from different polluted sites in a tropical environment were determined in order to test for their indication ability for fecal contamination. Quantification of E. coli contamination with Chromocult coliform agar proved to be efficient and feasible for determining fecal pollutions in the investigated area within 24 h. The other microbial parameters showed a lower ability to differentiate sites and cannot be recommended for monitoring fecal pollution in the studied tropical surface waters.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Institute of Water Quality, Section Microbial Ecology, Federal Agency for Water Management, Schiffmühlenstraße 120, 1220 Vienna, Austria. Phone: 0043/2630/30650. Fax: 0043/2630/363439. E-mail: A.FARNLEITNER{at}aon.at.

Applied and Environmental Microbiology, February 2000, p. 864-868, Vol. 66, No. 2
0099-2240/00/$04.00+0
Copyright © 2000, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.


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