[Salmonella isolated in water supplies (author's transl)].

Abstract

Salmonella were identified eleven times in 2128 samples of treated and untreated drinking water, by straightforward identification of lactose-negative bacteria on filtrating membranes normally used for colimetry. Counting of faecal E. coli, Coliforms and Streptococci revealed that nine of these water samples were nonetheless up to bacterial standards for drinking water.