COLIFORMS

Meaning of COLIFORMS in English

bacteria found in the intestinal tract of warm-blooded animals; used as indicators of fecal contamination in water.

Environmental engineering English vocabulary. Английский словарь экологического инжиниринга. 2012

COLIFORM BACTERIA — microorganisms that usually occur in the intestinal tract of animals, including man, and are the most widely accepted indicators of …
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COLIFORM (COAL-I-FORM) — A group of bacteria found in the intestines of warm-blooded animals (including humans) also in plants, soil, air and water. …
Environmental Engineering English vocabulary
INDICATOR ORGANISMS — Microrganisms, such as coliforms, whose presence is indicative for pollution or for the presence more harmful microrganisms.
Environmental Engineering English vocabulary
INDICATOR TESTS — (Water Quality) Tests for a specific contaminant, group of contaminants, or constituent which signals the presence of something else. For …
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INCUBATE — To maintain environmental conditions that are optimum for the growth of bacteria. For example, coliforms grow best when held at …
Environmental Engineering English vocabulary
FECAL STREPTOCOCCUS — A group of bacteria normally present in large numbers in the intestinal tracts of warm-blooded animals other than humans. By …
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