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Fecal coliforms have the ability to ferment lactose at 44C +/- 0.05C while regular coliforms ferment lactose at 35C-37C
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What does the presence of fecal coliform bacteria in a sample of river water suggest?
Somebody (or something) is using the river as a toilet.
Does fecal matter make energy?
Yes, but if humans eat it it will not make energy. Some substances (like fecal matter) are only meant for decomposers to eat. If humans eat it it will not do anything beneficial. Fecal matter can give off methane gas when it decomposes, and the methane can be used as fuel. Frontiersmen burned buffalo chips for energy.
How polio is transferred from one person to another?
Polio is transferred from what human to another by fecal-oral ingestion.
What is a fecal occult blood test?
the chemical test that is done to detect blood in the feces in amounts too small to be seen.
How do you report the results of a Fecal Occult Blood Test that show blue in one sample slide and blue in the negative control?
I would have saved some of the sample and retested it.
2 What is the health based guideline value for Total coliform and fecal coliform group?
Total coliform (TC) guideline value is 50 TC/100mlFecal coliform (FC) guideline value is 200 E coli/100 mL or 200 fecal coliforms/100 mL
Does rainwater contain coliforms bacteria?
Coliform bacteria is associated with fecal matter, and since rain does not come in contact with fecal matter before hitting the ground, it should not contain coliform bacteria.
Should fecal coliform bacteria be capitalized in a sentence?
No it shouldn't be capitalized.
What is a coliform count?
A coliform count is a microbiological assay of the number of coliform-type bacteria living in a certain sample. This is often used as a measure of fecal contamination of water supplies.
Coliform in well water?
Coliform in well water is the presence of fecal matter in the well water. If the bacteria is found in drinking water, appropriate action needs to be taken.
What does the presence of fecal coliform bacteria in a sample of river water suggest?
Somebody (or something) is using the river as a toilet.
What is a coliform count of water?
Coliforms are rod shaped gram negative bacteria that are often in well water. Not all coliform are harmful, but those of fecal origin are very harmful. The lab coliform count determines what type and how many coliform are in a water sample. This result is always marked "fit for human use" or "NOT fit for human use".
What does the medical abbreviation FCB mean?
FCB means fecal coliform bacteria - rod-shaped bacteria usually found in the feces.
What are inorganic toxic substances sometimes found in water supplies?
salts and lead red tiles fecal coliform bacteria algal blooms
What are the five water quality indicators?
Fertilizers, pH levels, dissolved oxygen, turbidity, and fecal coliform (for those of you who do not know what that is, it's bacteria found in poo.)
What are coliform bacteria?
A coliform count is a microbiological assay of the number of coliform-type bacteria living in a certain sample. This is often used as a measure of fecal contamination of water supplies.
Which of the following can cause excess growth of algae in water Large amounts of fecal coliform High nitrate content All of the above High phosphate content?
All of the above.
