coliform
Speech parts
1. coliform - Noun
2. coliform - Adjective
Meaning
coliform (not comparable)
Of or pertaining to the bacteria that inhabit the intestines (especially the colon) of mammals
coliform (plural coliforms)
Such a bacterium
Examples
Animal proteins are used to that ensure water, ice, and other consumables including produce and prepared canned foods, are free of coliform contamination.
Nearby residents worry about E. coli, coliform bacteria, artificial hormones like rBGH, and other contaminants flowing out of their taps–and testing (and the residents’ health problems) shows that they have the right to be worried.
If the bacteriological sample is of coliform bacteria, the disinfection procedure should be repeated.
The Peninsula Clarion reports fecal coliform and enterococci, which grow in the intestines of most animals, have been found to exceed the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation's standards for several summers in the area.
In Rio, the fecal coliform levels were not as astronomical as the viral numbers the AP found.
These FIB are total coliform, fecal coliform (The group's grades at various beaches are assigned for three distinct periods: Summer Dry Weather (April-Oct.