Publication at Faculty of Mathematics and Physics |
2011
Abstract
The concentration of easily assimilable organic carbon (AOC) is widely used for evaluation of the microbiological stability of drinking water. The major disadvantages of the conventional AOC method are a long assay time of 9-12 days, the use of a laborious and time consuming plating technique for cell counting and limited information supplied by the use of pure cultures (Pseudomonas fluorescens P-17 and Spirillum NOX).
These disadvantages can be eliminated by direct cell growth enumeration by elastic light scattering detection. A new method and apparatus described in this article enables growth curves measurement with high sensitivity and resolution.