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coliform1850s, "resembling a sieve," from Latin colum "strainer;" meaning "resembling a bacillus of the coli group" is from 1906, from coli + form.
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coliformA bacteria that originates in the digestive system of mammals. If found in water, it alerts lab technicians that pathogens might be present.
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coliforma group of bacteria used as indicators of microbiological contamination
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coliformMicroorganisms found in the intestinal tract of humans and animals. Their presence in water indicates fecal pollution and potentially adverse contamination by pathogens.
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coliformA group of bacteria that are used as indicator organisms to indicate the possible presence of other microbiological pathogens in water including E. coli.
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coliformA group of bacteria found in the intestines of warm-blooded animals (including humans) and also in plants, soil, air, and water. The presence of coliform bacteria is an indication that the water is po [..]
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coliformA group of related bacteria whose presence in drinking water may indicate contamination by disease-causing microorganisms. Compliance
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coliformbacteria
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coliformGram negative rods resembling E.coli and similar species that normally in habit the colon.
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coliformA group of related bacteria whose presence in drinking water may indicate contamination by disease-causing microorganisms.
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