Research Article

Comparison of Enterococcus Species Diversity in Marine Water and Wastewater Using Enterolert and EPA Method 1600

Table 2

Sources of samples and numbers of isolates analyzed for speciation using EPA Method 1600 and Enterolert.

Source (no. of samples)EPA Method 1600EnterolertNo. of isolates

Beaches (7)275303578
Urban runoff (2)9199290
Wastewater influent (4)126130256
Wastewater effluent (4)129126255
Culture (1)204666

Total6216581279