Enumeration of coliform bacteria and Escherichia coli
Enumeration of coliform bacteria and Escherichia coli
Enumeration of coliform bacteria and Escherichia coli
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INDEX<br />
STATUS OF NATIONAL STANDARD METHODS ................................................................................2<br />
INDEX......................................................................................................................................................3<br />
AMENDMENT PROCEDURE .................................................................................................................4<br />
SCOPE OF DOCUMENT ........................................................................................................................5<br />
INTRODUCTION .....................................................................................................................................5<br />
BACKGROUND........................................................................................................................................5<br />
1 DEFINITIONS ...................................................................................................................................6<br />
2 PRINCIPLE.......................................................................................................................................6<br />
3 SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS ..........................................................................................................6<br />
3.1 SAMPLE TRANSPORT AND STORAGE .............................................................................................6<br />
3.2 SAMPLE PROCESSING..................................................................................................................6<br />
4 EQUIPMENT.....................................................................................................................................7<br />
5 CULTURE MEDIA AND REAGENTS ..............................................................................................7<br />
6 SAMPLE PROCESSING ..................................................................................................................8<br />
6.1 SAMPLE PREPARATION AND DILUTIONS .........................................................................................8<br />
6.2 FILTRATION AND INCUBATION .......................................................................................................9<br />
6.3 COUNTING OF COLONIES..............................................................................................................9<br />
6.4 CONFIRMATORY TESTS ................................................................................................................9<br />
7 CALCULATION OF RESULTS ......................................................................................................10<br />
8 REPORTING...................................................................................................................................10<br />
9 QUALITY CONTROL .....................................................................................................................11<br />
9.1 MEMBRANE FILTRATION .............................................................................................................11<br />
9.2 CONFIRMATORY TESTS ..............................................................................................................11<br />
10 REFERENCE FACILITIES .............................................................................................................12<br />
11 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND CONTACTS ................................................................................12<br />
FLOWCHART SHOWING THE PROCESS FOR THE ENUMERATION OF COLIFORM BACTERIA<br />
AND ESCHERICHIA COLI BY MEMBRANE FILTRATION ...............................................................13<br />
REFERENCES ......................................................................................................................................14<br />
ENUMERATION OF COLIFORM BACTERIA AND ESCHERICHIA COLI BY MEMBRANE FILTRATION<br />
Issue no: 4.1 Issue date: 03.10.07 Issued by St<strong>and</strong>ards Unit, Evaluations <strong>and</strong> St<strong>and</strong>ards Laboratory in conjunction with the<br />
Regional Food, Water <strong>and</strong> Environmental Coordinators Forum Page 3 <strong>of</strong> 15<br />
Reference no: W 2i4.1<br />
This SOP should be used in conjunction with the series <strong>of</strong> SOPs from the Health Protection Agency<br />
www.evaluations-st<strong>and</strong>ards.org.uk<br />
Email: st<strong>and</strong>ards@hpa.org.uk