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
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
http://dx.doi.org/10.2134/jeq1994.00472425002300010020x
Repository Citation
Coyne, Mark S. and Shuler, J. C., "Frequency of MUG Negative Escherichia coli in Kentucky Groundwater Samples" (1994). Plant and Soil Sciences Faculty Publications. 18.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/pss_facpub/18
Notes/Citation Information
Published in Journal of Environmental Quality, v. 23, no. 1, p. 126-129.
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