Table 2:
Microbial populations in this study.
Community
Microorganisms included
Culture method
Culturable heterotrophs
All bacteria capable of growth and colony formation on a mixture of complex organic carbon compounds
Growth on 0.1 X Trypticase Soy Agar (TSA) after incubation for 5 days at 25°C
Triclosan-resistant
Subset of the heterotrophic community resistant to the biocide triclosan
Growth on 0.1 X TSA supplemented with 2.0
μ
g mL
−1
(final concentration) triclosan