indicator organism

collocation in English

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indicator
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɪn.dɪ.keɪ.tər/
us
/ˈɪn.də.keɪ.t̬ɚ/
something that shows what a situation ...
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organism
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɔː.ɡən.ɪ.zəm/
us
/ˈɔːr-/
a single living plant, animal, ...
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It is therefore reasonable to surmise that ifindicatororganismlevels are low, then pathogen levels will be very much lower or absent.
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Traditionally, emphasis has been on testing of end products for indicator organisms of faecal pollution or for process hygiene.
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Cultures for bacterial indicator organisms were carried out to evaluate the water quality and specifically to look for evidence of faecal contamination.
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It raises the issue of the virological survey of pool water and highlights the importance of reassessing quality guidelines based on indicator organisms.
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Suitability of arable weeds as indicator organisms to evaluate species conservation effects of management in agricultural ecosystems.
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These were examined for the presence of campylobacter and faecal indicator organisms using a filtration technique.
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In addition to the faecal indicator organisms, it is important to detect environmental microorganisms.
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The high accumulation potential for several metals suggests that acanthocephalans are even more useful as environmental indicators for assessing metal pollution in aquatic habitats than established indicator organisms.
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Indicator organisms need not be pathogenic.
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Recent literature also questions the validity of testing for indicator organisms instead of pathogens.
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Chironomidae are important as indicator organisms, i.e., the presence, absence, or quantities of various species in a body of water can indicate whether pollutants are present.
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Cells are able to survive outside the body for a limited amount of time, which makes them ideal indicator organisms to test environmental samples for fecal contamination.
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Indicator organisms are used because even when a person is infected with a more pathogenic bacteria, they will still be excreting many millions times more indicator organisms than pathogens.
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