SEDL / STP / STP635-EB / STP34833S

Fecal Streptococci: Indicators of Pollution

Clausen, EM
Research assistant, research assistant, and Commonwealth,

Green, BL
Research assistant, research assistant, and Commonwealth,

Litsky, W
Research assistant, research assistant, and Commonwealth,

Pages: 18    Published: Jan 1977

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Abstract

The significance of fecal streptococci as indicators of fecal pollution is reviewed. Consideration is given to the classification and definition of these streptococci, methods and media suitable for their enumeration, and the incidence and persistence of fecal streptococci in clean and polluted enviornments.