You are testing GUDI water during a spring rainstorm. Membrane filtration will always give better results with turbid water than MPN tests. True False Enterococcus faecalis and Staphylococcus aureus are both Gram positive microbes that don't grow on Eosin Methylene Blue (EMB), the standard coliform test medium. True False Enterococcus faecalis is a salt tolerant Gram postive fecal microbe that is a good indicator of beach water quality because it lasts longer than E.coli . A persistent indicator means that we are more likely to detect fecal contamination and correct the problem, True False
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