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biosphere > organism > micro-organism > bacterium > coliform bacterium
biosphere > organism > procaryote > bacterium > coliform bacterium

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coliform bacterium  

Definition

  • A group of bacteria that are normally abundant in the intestinal tracts of human and other warm-blooded animals and are used as indicators (being measured as the number of individuals found per millilitre of water) when testing the sanitary quality of water.

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http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/1561

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