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coliform Definition

co·li·form (lə fôrm′, kälə-)

adjective

designating, of, or like the aerobic bacillus normally found in the colon: a coliform count is often used as an indicator of fecal contamination of water supplies

Etymology: col(on) + -i- + -form

coliform Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • bacterium: Coliform bacteria were detected in 0.3 % of the water samples taken from consumers ' taps.
  • count: This will prevent unsatisfactory storm sewage discharges which in the past have occasionally led to high coliform counts.
  • standard: The number of zones breaching the fecal coliform standard is slightly less than last year.
  • level: Three water samples, however, exhibited fecal coliform levels greater than 1,200 per 100 ml.
  • group: The Coliform group of bacteria are the most important of the Directive standards tested for.
  • parameter: In some cases, fewer than 20 samples were taken for each coliform parameter.

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