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Comparison of selective agars for the isolation and identification of Klebsiella oxytoca and Escherichia coli from environmental drinking water samples

Comparison of selective agars for the isolation and identification of Klebsiella oxytoca and Escherichia coli from environmental drinking water samples
Comparison of selective agars for the isolation and identification of Klebsiella oxytoca and Escherichia coli from environmental drinking water samples

Various selective media were assessed for their ability to detect and differentiate Klebsiella oxytoca and Escherichia coli in environmental water samples. Only two, Membrane Lauryl Sulphate agar and Deoxycholate Agar, could differentiate the two coliforms from each other and from the ‘background’ heterotrophs in water and this was a consequence of E. coli's ability to grow at 44°C and 37°C whereas Kl. oxytoca could only grow at 37°C. Modified M‐FC medium effectively differentiated Kl. oxytoca but not E. coli in environmental samples. Other media characterized the different coliforms in pure culture but failed to do likewise in environmental samples. For example, pure cultures of E. coli fluoresced when MUG was added to the medium but single colonies on a mixed species plate failed to do so. MT7 agar distinguished the two coliforms from water heterotrophs but not from each other.

0266-8254
303-307
Packer, P. J.
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Mackerness, C. W.
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Riches, M.
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Packer, P. J.
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Mackerness, C. W.
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Riches, M.
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Packer, P. J., Mackerness, C. W., Riches, M. and Keevil, C. W. (1995) Comparison of selective agars for the isolation and identification of Klebsiella oxytoca and Escherichia coli from environmental drinking water samples. Letters in Applied Microbiology, 20 (5), 303-307. (doi:10.1111/j.1472-765X.1995.tb00451.x).

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Abstract

Various selective media were assessed for their ability to detect and differentiate Klebsiella oxytoca and Escherichia coli in environmental water samples. Only two, Membrane Lauryl Sulphate agar and Deoxycholate Agar, could differentiate the two coliforms from each other and from the ‘background’ heterotrophs in water and this was a consequence of E. coli's ability to grow at 44°C and 37°C whereas Kl. oxytoca could only grow at 37°C. Modified M‐FC medium effectively differentiated Kl. oxytoca but not E. coli in environmental samples. Other media characterized the different coliforms in pure culture but failed to do likewise in environmental samples. For example, pure cultures of E. coli fluoresced when MUG was added to the medium but single colonies on a mixed species plate failed to do so. MT7 agar distinguished the two coliforms from water heterotrophs but not from each other.

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Accepted/In Press date: 20 December 1994
Published date: May 1995

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Local EPrints ID: 431343
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/431343
ISSN: 0266-8254
PURE UUID: fe3749cc-18a0-4ca2-8d67-805f88a1b581
ORCID for C. W. Keevil: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-1917-7706

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Author: P. J. Packer
Author: C. W. Mackerness
Author: M. Riches
Author: C. W. Keevil ORCID iD

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