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Maria T. Pavlova, Elizabeth Beauvais, Francis T. Brezenski and Warren Litsky
identification of fecal streptococci from water and sewage suggests that this procedure
may be automated for use in a continual monitoring system. This will be the subject of
future reports.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This investigation was supported, in part, by FWPCA Grant No. 16030 - DVB from the
Environmental Protection Agency.
We express our appreciation to S. L. Hourihan and M. A. Ralicki for their excellent
technical assistance throughout these studies.
REFERENCES
1. HEBERT, G.A., PITTMAN, B. and CHERRY, W.B. 1967. "Factors affecting the degree of
non-specific staining given by fluorescein isothiocyanate labeled globulins". J. Immunol.
98:1204-1212.
2. LANCEFIELD, R.C. 1933. "A serological differentiation of human and other groups of haemolytic
streptococci". J. Exptl. Med. 57:571-595.
3. MOODY, M.D., ELLIS, E.C. and UPDYKE, E.L. 1958. "Staining bacterial smears with fluorescent
antibody". IV. Grouping streptococci with fluorescent antibody. J. Bacteriol. 75:553-560.
4. PAVLOVA, M.T., BREZENSKI, F.T. and LITSKY, W. 1970. "A comparative study of five media
for the isolation and enumeration of fecal streptococci". Proceedings of the International
Symposium on the Microbiology of Semi-preserved Foods. Prague, Czechoslovakia.
5. PAVLOVA, M.T., BEAUVAIS, E., BREZENSKI, F.T. and LITSKY, W. 1971. "Fluorescent
antibody techniques for the identification of group D streptococci. I. Direct staining method". In
Press.
Maria T. Pavlova, Elizabeth Beauvais, Francis T. Brezenski and Warren Litsky
identification of fecal streptococci from water and sewage suggests that this procedure
may be automated for use in a continual monitoring system. This will be the subject of
future reports.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This investigation was supported, in part, by FWPCA Grant No. 16030 - DVB from the
Environmental Protection Agency.
We express our appreciation to S. L. Hourihan and M. A. Ralicki for their excellent
technical assistance throughout these studies.
REFERENCES
1. HEBERT, G.A., PITTMAN, B. and CHERRY, W.B. 1967. "Factors affecting the degree of
non-specific staining given by fluorescein isothiocyanate labeled globulins". J. Immunol.
98:1204-1212.
2. LANCEFIELD, R.C. 1933. "A serological differentiation of human and other groups of haemolytic
streptococci". J. Exptl. Med. 57:571-595.
3. MOODY, M.D., ELLIS, E.C. and UPDYKE, E.L. 1958. "Staining bacterial smears with fluorescent
antibody". IV. Grouping streptococci with fluorescent antibody. J. Bacteriol. 75:553-560.
4. PAVLOVA, M.T., BREZENSKI, F.T. and LITSKY, W. 1970. "A comparative study of five media
for the isolation and enumeration of fecal streptococci". Proceedings of the International
Symposium on the Microbiology of Semi-preserved Foods. Prague, Czechoslovakia.
5. PAVLOVA, M.T., BEAUVAIS, E., BREZENSKI, F.T. and LITSKY, W. 1971. "Fluorescent
antibody techniques for the identification of group D streptococci. I. Direct staining method". In
Press.