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The Recovery of Indicator Bacteria on Selective Media
Author(s) -
Hoadley A. W.,
Cheng C. M.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
journal of applied bacteriology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.889
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1365-2672
pISSN - 0021-8847
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1974.tb00413.x
Subject(s) - distilled water , tap water , diluent , chemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , phosphate buffered saline , aqueous medium , streptococcus mutans , streptococcus , pseudomonas aeruginosa , agar , buffer (optical fiber) , chromatography , aqueous solution , nuclear chemistry , biology , environmental engineering , environmental science , computer science , telecommunications , genetics
S ummary . The recovery of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli , and Streptococcus faecalis from aqueous suspending media has been studied with a rich plating medium (trypticase‐soy agar) and selective media. Tap water was highly toxic to all strains investigated. Recovery of Ps. aeruginosa was most successful when phosphate buffer was the diluent. Phosphate buffer did not improve the recovery of E. coli. Streptococcus faecalis remained viable when suspended in double distilled water, deionized distilled water or phosphate buffer. Following a lag period all strains grew in 0.1% peptone water or stream water. Injury preventing recovery of viable cells on selective media occurred during suspension in all aqueous media tested, including those which supported growth. These observations suggest difficulties inherent in the interpretation of bacteriological results obtained during surveys of water sources and a need to reduce the selectivity of recovery media against injured cells.