Bacterial genera most commonly present as fecal coliforms

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• Water quality testing parameters

  Coliforms - Bacteria that are naturally present in the environment, but should not be present in treated water. They are not harmful, but indicate that other problems may be present. 2.

• Enterobacteriaceae

  Aerobic organisms are typically not seen in routine fecal speciment because most microbes of the feces are strict anaerobes. The stool or fecal culture usually contain microbes such as Campylobacter, E. coi (057:H7), Shigella, and Salmonella.

• Bacterial risk and recreation

  The data collected by the City are those of fecal coliforms, total coliforms and heterotrophic plate counts.

• Viruses and Prions

  Norovirus is commonly spread by fecal contamination of the water and by person to person contact. Norovirus can also be spread through vomit if surfaces are not properly cleaned.

• Dangers of cooked turkey

  Possible sources of cross-contamination: Food handlers - most commonly spread E coli from fecal matter on the hands. This comes from not washing hands. Hepatitis A (viral) can also be spread from fecal contamination.

• Water Management and Microbiology

  For decades, public health agencies have largely relied upon the presence of especially two coli-form bacteria groups, total coli-forms and fecal coli-forms, as indicators of bacterial contamination in water.

• Biology of Diseases

  , proteus, etc are among the subdominant genera.

• Some differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells

  This is most important in fresh water where the concentration of salts inside bacterial cells is greater than the environment.

• Discussion of general bacterial and fungal characteristics

  Cocci in the gram positives are well known as the Staphylococcus and Streptococcus genera and are typically normal flora of the skin and can also act opportunistically to cause disease such as strep throat and staph infections.