Review of Coliforms - National Health and Medical Research Council

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TABLE OF CONTENTS MICROBIAL INDICATORS OF DRINKING WATER QUALITY EXECUTIVE SUMMARY VII BACKGROUND VIII 1. INTRODUCTION 1 2. MICROBIAL INDICATORS OF WATER QUALITY 3 2.1 What are Microbial Indicators? 3 2.2 Total Coliforms 4 2.3 Escherichia coli (E. coli) 5 3. USE OF BACTERIAL INDICATORS OF WATER QUALITY 7 4. THE CHANGING FACE OF COLIFORMS AND INDICATORS 11 4.1 Changes in Coliform Definition 11 4.2 Molecular Methods for Detection of Microbial Indicators 12 5. TOTAL COLIFORMS AS INDICATORS 15 5.1 Growth in Distribution Systems 15 5.2 Normal Soil and Water Inhabitants 16 5.3 Waterborne Disease Outbreaks 16 6. . ALTERNATIVES TO TOTAL COLIFORMS 19 6.1 Current and Future Use of Coliforms 19 6.2 Water Quality Risk Management Approach 21 6.3 Escherichia coli and Enterococci – Key Faecal Indicators 23 6.4 Clostridium perfringens 24 6.5 Bacteriophages 24 6.6 Summary 25 7. CONCLUSIONS 27 8. RECOMMENDATIONS 29 9. REFERENCES 31 iii
MICROBIAL INDICATORS OF DRINKING WATER QUALITY APPENDIX A 37 Enzyme-based Methods for The Detection of Microbial Indicators 37 APPENDIX B 38 Molecular Methods for the Detection of Microbial Indicators 38 PROCESS REPORT 41 iv
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