Abstract

MUG negative Escherichia coli are a small fraction (2.5%) of the total E. coli in Kentucky groundwater samples. It is unlikely that they alone will cause a significant potential to underestimate fecal contamination using MUG as the primary criterion for that assessment. An unresolved question is how effectively MUG-based, defined-substrate tests address false negative water samples containing MUG positive E. coli.

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1994

Notes/Citation Information

Published in Journal of Environmental Quality, v. 23, no. 1, p. 126-129.

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Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

http://dx.doi.org/10.2134/jeq1994.00472425002300010020x

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