Tests and Services Manual: Environmental Microbiology
| BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION—NONPOTABLE WATER | Specimen: | 100 ml of water |
| Method: | APHA, AWWA, WPCM (MPN) | |
| Turn-Around-Time: | 2-4 days | |
| Special Requirements: | N/A | |
| Laboratory Test Request Form: | Contact Laboratory | |
| Note: | Includes Total and Fecal Coliforms, Standard Plate Count, Enterococci | |
| BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION—POTABLE WATER | Specimen: | >100 ml of water (containing sodium thiosulfate) |
| Method: | APHA, AWWA ,WPCM (membrane filter) | |
| Turn-Around-Time: | 2-5 days | |
| Special Requirements: | N/A | |
| Laboratory Test Request Form: | Contact Laboratory | |
| Note: | Includes Standard Plate Count, Coliforms, E. coli | |
| BOTULISM TOXIN IN FOODS & CLINICAL SPECIMENS This test is available on an emergency basis 24 hours a day—7 days a week |
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| Method: | Mouse bioassay /CDC | |
| Turn-Around-Time: | Minimum of 96 hours | |
| Special Requirements: | Testing must be approved by BCD first | |
| FOODBORNE DISEASE—ETIOLOGICAL AGENT | Specimen: | 150 grams of food |
| Method: | APHA, FDA, USDA | |
| Turn-Around-Time: | 3-7 days | |
| Special Requirements: | N/A | |
| Laboratory Test Request Form: | Contact Laboratory | |
| Note: | Includes Salmonella, Shigella, E. coli 0157:H7, Campylobacter, Clostridium perfringens, Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus cereus, Listeria monocytogenes, Yersinia enterocolitica, Vibrio parahemolyticus | |
| MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF FOODS— SANITARY INDICATORS | Specimen: | 25 grams of food |
| Method: | Standard plate count/APHA | |
| Turn-Around-Time: | 2-5 days | |
| Special Requirements: | N/A | |
| Laboratory Test Request Form: | Contact Laboratory | |
| Note: | Includes Standard Plate Count, total and Fecal Coliforms, Yeasts and Molds |