Coliform bacteria found in 2 of 8 tests; At-risk people should talk to doctors.
Byline: Aaron Nicodemus SUTTON - Two tests conducted in October found coliform bacteria in the drinking water provided by the Wilkinsonville Water District, but subsequent tests found no presence of the bacteria. The water district announced that two of eight tests conducted in October found...

Coliform bacteria trace found in water has been removed.
WEST WARREN - August water samples found evidence of coliform bacteria in the West Warren Water District water, but the findings did not constitute an emergency, and water users do not need to boil water or take any other corrective measures. In a notice from the water...

Validation of RAPID 'E. coli 2 for enumeration and differentiation of Escherichia coli and other coliform bacteria in selected foods.
Performance-Tested Method[SM] 050601 Abstract RAPID 'E. coli 2 agar (Bio-Rad Laboratories, Hercules, CA) is a chromogenic medium for differentiation and enumeration of E. coli and non-E. coli coliform bacteria in food. The principle of RAPID 'E. coli 2 medium relies on simultaneous detection of 2...

Microbial water quality and influences of fecal accumulation from a dog exercise area.
Introduction Waterborne disease outbreaks have been associated with dispersed sources of animal wastes, such as contamination from animal agriculture (Ferguson, Husman, Altavilla, Deere, & Ashbolt, 2003). Pathogens found in animal wastes may infect people following fecal contamination of drinking or recreational waters (Centers for Disease Control and...

Microbial quality control of raw ground beef and fresh sausage in Casablanca (Morocco).
Introduction While foodborne diseases remain an important public health problem worldwide, one of the most significant food safety hazards is associated with foods of animal origin (Mead, 1994). In Morocco from 2000 to 2004, 7,118 cases of foodborne diseases were reported, among which 86% were of bacterial...

Boiling order rescinded; water safe.
Byline: Bradford L. Miner DUDLEY-The Board of Health lifted its boil water order as of noon yesterday when the Department of Environmental Protection confirmed that weekend tests showed no further signs of either E. coli bacteria or coliform bacteria in the town's drinking water. Department...

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Byline: Debbie LaPlaca COLUMN: CHARLTON NOTEBOOK Detection of a small amount of coliform bacteria in a well-water test recently turned off the spigots at Charlton Middle School. Principal Kathryn E. Tucker said the school's monthly water testing company, WhiteWater Inc. of Charlton, reported...

Indicator and other bacteria in striped Venus (Chamelea gallina, L.) and wedge clam (Donax trunculus) from the northern coast of the sea of Marmara, Turkey.
ABSTRACT Indicator and some pathogen bacteria were investigated in both samples of Chamelea gallina and Donax trunculus collected from the northern coast of the Sea of Marmara Sea, Tekirdag, Turkey. Studies were carried out monthly from November 2005 to December 2006. The samples of C. gallina and D. trunculus...

Source of water bacteria targeted; District cleaning, flushing lines.
Byline: Linda Bock SUTTON - The source of water contamination in the Manchaug Water District has been found, identified and the system cleaned. However, the state Department of Environmental Protection has issued a boil-water order that must stay in effect until another round of testing comes back...

E. coli found in town water; Residents advised to boil their water until further notice.
Byline: Craig S. Semon DUDLEY - Until further notice, the town is under an order to boil water because of E. coli bacteria. The town was notified yesterday by the state Department of Environmental Protection that E. coli bacteria was confirmed in a sample collected...