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The clam bivalve,Mytilus sp., as an indicator of coliform pollution in some western beaches of Algeria

La palourde bivalve, Mytilus sp., comme indicateur de la pollution par les coliformes sur quelques plages de l'Ouest de l'Algérie

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Faecal coliform counts in sea water and in the bivalveMytilus sp. samples collected from the same sites along some of the western beaches of Algeria were compared every month during one year. Determinations were made using the membrane filter plating on membrane filter coliform agar plates incubated at 44.5°C. Counts were 3.4 to 48 times higher in the bivalve tissues than in water samples.

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Les nombres de coliformes fécaux isolés a partir des échantillons d'eau et de mouleMytilus sp. prélevés des mêmes lieux le long de quelques plages de l'ouest algérien ont été comparés chaque mois pendant une année. Les dénombrements ont été faits par colimetries sur membranes filtrantes incubées à 44.5°C. Le nombre de coliformes était 3.4 à 48 fois plus élevé dans les tissues des moules que dans les échantillons d'eau.

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  1. Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, University of Oran, Essenia, Algeria

    Mohammed Ayat, Mohammed El-Mellah & Armia Gindi Mishricky

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Ayat, M., El-Mellah, M. & Mishricky, A.G. The clam bivalve,Mytilus sp., as an indicator of coliform pollution in some western beaches of Algeria. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 5, 383–385 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01741771

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