Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter 1

Impact of Biofilms in Drinking Water Contamination by Escherichia coli Coliform

(Anabela Borges and Manuel Simões, LEPABE-Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal, and others)

Chapter 2

Methods of Analysis for Bacterial Contamination in Environmental Waters

(Robert G Price and Dirk Wildeboer, Diabetes and Nutritional Sciences Division, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, Franklin-Wilkins Building, London, United Kingdom, and others)

Chapter 3

Testing of Coliformic Bacteria for Water Departments using Automated Sampling and Analysis

(Elias Hakalehto, Anneli Heitto, Osmo Hyyrynen, Juha Jokelainen, Ari Jääskeläinen, Lauri Heitto, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland, and others)

Chapter 4

Prevalence of Escherichia Coli and Outbreaks From Ready to Eat Fresh Fruits and Vegetables

(Agni Hadjilouka, Spiros Paramithiotis and Eleftherios H. Drosinos, Laboratory of Food Quality Control and Hygiene, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Greece)

Chapter 5

Sources and Survival of Coliform Bacteria in Temperate Freshwaters: A Review

(E. Pip, University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada)

Index