ISO 9308-1:2014

ISO 9308-1:2014

September 2014
International standard Current

Water quality - Enumeration of Escherichia coli and coliform bacteria - Part 1 : membrane filtration method for waters with low bacterial background flora

ISO 9308-1:2014 specifies a method for the enumeration of Escherichia coli (E. coli) and coliform bacteria. The method is based on membrane filtration, subsequent culture on a chromogenic coliform agar medium, and calculation of the number of target organisms in the sample. Due to the low selectivity of the differential agar medium, background growth can interfere with the reliable enumeration of E. coli and coliform bacteria, for example, in surface waters or shallow well waters. This method is not suitable for these types of water.ISO 9308-1:2014 is especially suitable for waters with low bacterial numbers that will cause less than 100 total colonies on chromogenic coliform agar (CCA). These may be drinking water, disinfected pool water, or finished water from drinking water treatment plants.Some strains of E. coli which are β-D-glucuronidase negative, such as Escherichia coli O157, will not be detected as E. coli. As they are β-D-galactosidase positive, they will appear as coliform bacteria on this chromogenic agar.

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Publication date

September 2014

Number of pages

10 p.

Reference

ISO 9308-1:2014

ICS Codes

07.100.20   Microbiology of water

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Water quality - Enumeration of Escherichia coli and coliform bacteria - Part 1 : membrane filtration method for waters with low bacterial background flora

ISO 9308-1:2014 specifies a method for the enumeration of Escherichia coli (E. coli) and coliform bacteria. The method is based on membrane filtration, subsequent culture on a chromogenic coliform agar medium, and calculation of the number of target organisms in the sample. Due to the low selectivity of the differential agar medium, background growth can interfere with the reliable enumeration of E. coli and coliform bacteria, for example, in surface waters or shallow well waters. This method is not suitable for these types of water.

ISO 9308-1:2014 is especially suitable for waters with low bacterial numbers that will cause less than 100 total colonies on chromogenic coliform agar (CCA). These may be drinking water, disinfected pool water, or finished water from drinking water treatment plants.

Some strains of E. coli which are β-D-glucuronidase negative, such as Escherichia coli O157, will not be detected as E. coli. As they are β-D-galactosidase positive, they will appear as coliform bacteria on this chromogenic agar.

Replaced standards (2)
ISO 9308-1:2000
September 2000
International standard Cancelled
Water quality - Detection and enumeration of Escherichia coli and coliform bacteria - Part 1 : membrane filtration method

La présente partie de ISO 9308 décrit une méthode de référence (essai standard) pour la recherche et le dénombrement des Escherichia coli et des bactéries coliformes présents dans l'eau destinée à la consommation humaine. L'essai standard consiste en une filtration sur membrane, suivie d'une mise en culture dans une gélose de différentiation et d'un calcul du nombre des organismes cibles présents dans l'échantillon. L'essai standard étant peu sélectif, les bactéries endommagées peuvent être détectées. En raison du caractère peu sélectif de cette méthode, la flore bactérienne générale peut perturber la fiabilité du dénombrement des bactéries coliformes et des E. coli, par exemple, dans certaines eaux potables, telles que les eaux de puits peu profonds, qui n'ont pas été désinfectées et abritent une importante flore interférente. La présente partie de ISO 9308 est donc recommandée pour les eaux désinfectées, et autres eaux potables, ne contenant qu'un petit nombre de bactéries. La présente partie de ISO 9308 inclut une méthode rapide (essai rapide) de recherche des E. coli seuls dans les eaux destinées à la consommation humaine, en moins de 24 h, et qui peut s'avérer utile dans les cas où il y a besoin d'une information rapide. L'essai rapide consiste en une filtration sur membrane, suivie d'une mise en culture dans des conditions sélectives et d'un calcul des E. coli présents dans l'échantillon. L'essai standard et l'essai rapide décrits dans la présente partie de ISO 9308 peuvent être appliqués à d'autres types d'eau, à condition que les matières en suspension ou la microflore ne créent pas d'interférence avec la filtration, la mise en culture et le comptage.

International standard Cancelled
Technical corrigendum 1 to standard ISO 9308-1:2000

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