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EN ISO 10705-1:2001

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Water quality - Detection and enumeration of bacteriophages - Part 1: Enumeration of F-specific RNA bacteriophages (ISO 10705-1:1995)

Published date

15-08-2001

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Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Definition
4 Principle
5 Safety precautions
6 Diluent, culture media and reagents
7 Apparatus and glassware
8 Sampling
9 Preparation of test materials
10 Procedure
11 Expression of results
12 Test report
Annex A (normative) Culture media, reagents and diluents
Annex B (informative) General description of F-specific
        RNA bacteriophages
Annex C (informative) Culturing of bacteriophage MS2

Specifies a method for the detection and enumeration of F-specific ribonucleic acid bacteriophages. The sample is incubated with an appropriate host strain. Applicable to all kinds of water, sediments and sludges, even for shellfish extracts. The presence of F-specific RNA bacteriophages in a water sample indicates pollution by wastewater contaminated by human or animal faeces.

Committee
CEN/TC 230
DocumentType
Standard
PublisherName
Comite Europeen de Normalisation
Status
Current

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