Water quality - General guidance on the enumeration of micro-organisms by culture

Document Number: NL ISO 8199 : 2012
Sector: Food Technology
TC: NL TC 147
ICS: 07.100.20
This International Standard presents guidance for carrying out manipulations which are common to each technique for the microbiological examination of water, particularly the preparation of samples, culture media and apparatus. It also describes the various enumeration techniques available and the criteria for the choice of a particular technique. This International Standard is mainly intended for bacteria, yeasts and moulds. Some aspects are also applicable to viruses and parasites.