fecal coliform

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• fecal coliform — (fe kal ko lī form) Coliforms whose normal habitat is the intestinal tract and that can grow at 44.5°C …   Dictionary of microbiology

• Fecal coliforms — (sometimes faecal coliforms) are facultatively anaerobic, rod shaped, gram negative, non sporulating bacteria. They are capable of growth in the presence of bile salts or similar surface agents, oxidase negative, and produce acid and gas from… …   Wikipedia

• Coliform bacteria — Not to be confused with Coliiformes. Escherichia coli Coliform bacteria are a commonly used bacterial indicator of sanitary quality of foods and water. They are defined as rod shaped Gram negative non spore forming bacteria which can ferment… …   Wikipedia

• coliform — [kō′lə fôrm΄, käl′əfôrm΄] adj. [ COL(ON) + I + FORM] designating, of, or like the aerobic bacillus normally found in the colon: a coliform count is often used as an indicator of fecal contamination of water supplies …   English World dictionary

• Coliform index — The coliform index is a rating of the purity of water based on a count of fecal bacteria. Coliform bacteria are microorganisms that primarily originate in the intestines of warm blooded animals. By testing for coliforms, especially the well known …   Wikipedia

• Coliform Index — The Coliform Index is a rating of the purity of water based on a count of fecal bacteria. Coliform bacteria are microorganisms that primarily originate in the intestines of warm blooded animals. By testing for coliforms, especially the well known …   Wikipedia

• coliform bacillus — Bacteriol. any of several bacilli, esp. Escherichia coli and members of the genus Aerobacter, found as commensals in the large intestine of humans and certain other animals, the presence of which in water indicates fecal pollution. Also called… …   Useful english dictionary

• coliform bacillus — Bacteriol. any of several bacilli, esp. Escherichia coli and members of the genus Aerobacter, found as commensals in the large intestine of humans and certain other animals, the presence of which in water indicates fecal pollution. Also called… …   Universalium

• coliform bacteria — Rod shaped bacteria usually found in the intestinal tracts of animals, including humans. Coliform bacteria do not require but can use oxygen, and they do not form spores. They produce acid and gas from the fermentation of lactose sugar. Their… …   Universalium

• coliform — col•i•form [[t]ˈkɒl əˌfɔrm, ˈkoʊ lə [/t]] adj. mcr of or pertaining to any of several bacilli, esp. Escherichia coli and members of the genus Aerobacter, normally present in the colon and indicating fecal contamination when found in a water… …   From formal English to slang

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