AWWA WQTC52953

AWWA WQTC52953 A Field Survey for Proposed Indicator Organisms of Human and Grazing Animal Inputs to Surface Waters
Conference Proceeding by American Water Works Association, 01/01/2000

Long, Sharon C.;Arango, Catalina;Shafer, Erin

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This paper discusses two promising bacteriologically-based testing methods, alternative indicators sorbitol-fermenting Bifidobacteria and Rhodococcuscoprophilus, that could be used in conjunction with standard coliform testing todiscriminate among human, agricultural livestock, and wildlife sources of waterbornedisease outbreaks. The goal of this research was to build on previous researchof these two indicator organisms and determine whether they can be used forenvironmental waters. Includes 18 references, table, figure.