Comparison of nine brands of membrane filter and the most-probable-number methods for total coliform enumeration in sewage-contaminated drinking water.
AUTOR(ES)
Tobin, R S
RESUMO
Nine different brands of membrane filter were compared in the membrane filtration (MF) method, and those with the highest yields were compared against the most-probable-number (MPN) multiple-tube method for total coliform enumeration in simulated sewage-contaminated tap water. The water was chlorinated for 30 min to subject the organisms to stresses similar to those encountered during treatment and distribution of drinking water. Significant differences were observed among membranes in four of the six experiments, with two- to four-times-higher recoveries between the membranes at each extreme of recovery. When results from the membranes with the highest total coliform recovery rate were compared with the MPN results, the MF results were found significantly higher in one experiment and equivalent to the MPN results in the other five experiments. A comparison was made of the species enumerated by these methods; in general the two methods enumerated a similar spectrum of organisms, with some indication that the MF method was subject to greater interference by Aeromonas.
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