bacteria

Scott Bradford 10/12/2000 Adv. Biology The article, "School playing it safe after bacteria found in water", alerts readers to the horrific fact of, the presence of coliform bacteria. Examples of coliform bacteria are members in the genera Escherichia (E. Coli), Klebsiella (K. Pneumoniae), Enterobacter (E. Cloacai), and Citrobacter (C. Freundii). These types of bacteria are nonsporing, facultative rod-shaped bacteria that ferment lactose with gas formation within 48 hours at 35 degrees C. They are generally small and gram-negative …

…not uncommon for a system of water to be flushed multiple times to clear out and clean the system. So, the process will continue until the well is entirely clean. In the next month, the system will be checked five times to confirm its cleanliness. I agree with their actions to rid the bacteria from the school. And I agree with their techniques of doing so. I have no objections to their techniques at all.