Distribution of faecal indicator bacteria in tropical waters of Peninsular Malaysia and their decay rates in tropical seawater

• Main Authors: Wong, Yi You, Lee, Choon Weng, Chai, Stanley Choon Yip, Lim, Joon Hai, Bong, Chui Wei, Sim, Edmund Ui Hang, Narayanan, Kumaran, Hii, Yii Siang, Wang, Ai -Jun
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2022
• Subjects: QR Microbiology
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/40767/
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

We investigated the appropriateness of faecal indicator bacteria in tropical waters. We compared total coliform (undetectable to 7.2 x 105 cfu 100 mL-1), faecal coliform (undetectable to 6.1 x 105 cfu 100 mL-1) and enterococci (undetectable to 3.1 x 104 cfu 100 mL-1) distribution in Peninsular Malay...