ISO 6461-1:1986Published

Water quality — Detection and enumeration of the spores of sulfite-reducing anaerobes (clostridia) — Part 1: Method by enrichment in a liquid medium

Qualité de l'eau — Recherche et dénombrement des spores de micro-organismes anaérobies sulfito-réducteurs (clostridia) — Partie 1: Méthode par enrichissement dans un milieu liquide

Abstract / scope

The procedure is applicable to all types of water, including turbid water. The principle covers several steps from selection by applying heat to destroy vegetative bacteria to the indication by inoculating volumes of the sample into media followed by incubation at 27 ± °C in anaerobic conditions.

Life cycle

Replaced by

ISO/PWI 6461-1Deleted (project abandoned)Water quality — Detection and enumeration of Clostridium perfringens — Part 1: Method of enrichment in a liquid mediumInternational Standard · ISO/TC 147/SC 4