by youssef el-gharabli & annna steinberg. coliform bacteria it is the commonly-used bacterial...
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By Youssef El-Gharabli
&Annna Steinberg
Coliform Bacteria Testing
What Is Coliform?
Coliform Bacteria
• It is the commonly-used bacterial indicator of sanitary quality of foods and water. They are defined as rod-shaped Gram-negative non-spore forming organisms.
One of the things that come up often when testing is E. Coli
E. Coli or Fecal Coliform = 2 Colonies
Colonies per mL (CFU/mL) Water quality index 91
Total Coliform Colonies= 7 Colonies
per mL (CFU/mL)
Data for Coliform Colonies Testing
The indicator for water stands with maximum allowable counts is 200 FC (fecal coliforms) per 100 mL.
E. Coli
It gets into the river from… Untreated sewage Dumping Animals Droppings
All in all unclean water
How Does Bacteria Get in to Water?
Above: Our Coliform Test
Below: E Coli Bacteria
Pictures of E Coli and Testing
Above: Another E Coli Bacteria