| Webster's Online Dictionary |
"FECAL COLIFORM BACTERIA" is a common misspelling or typo for: fecal bacteria. |
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Fecal Coliform Bacteria | Administration | A group of bacteria normally present in large numbers in the intestinal tracts of humans and other warm-blooded animals. Specifically, the group includes all of the rod-shaped bacteria that are nonsporeforming, Gram-Negative, lactose-fermenting in 24 hours at 44.5 C, and which can grow with or without oxygen. In the laboratory, they are defined as all organisms that produce blue colonies with specified time frames. The presence of this type of bacteria in water, beverages, or food is usually taken to indicate that the material is contaminated with solid human waste. Bacteria included in this classification represent a subgroup of the larger group termed Coliform. Their concentrations are expressed as number of colonies per 100 mL of sample. (references) | |
| Fecal coliform bacteria | Agriculture | Bacteria found in the intestinal tracts of animals. Their presence in water or sludge is an indicator of pollution and possible contamination by pathogens. (references) | |
| Fecal coliform bacteria | Geology | Aerobic bacteria found in the colon or feces, often used as indicators of fecal contamination of water supplies. (references) | |
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