Survival time of half of the population (half life) in marine sediment
| Range | 0.5-2 days |
|---|---|
| Organism | Bacteria Escherichia coli |
| Reference | Michael A. Savageau, 1983, Escherichia coli Habitats, Cell Types, and Molecular Mechanisms of Gene Control, The American Naturalist, Vol. 122, No. 6, (Dec., 1983), pp. 734 |
| Primary Source | Gerba CP, McLeod JS. Effect of sediments on the survival of Escherichia coli in marine waters. Appl Environ Microbiol. 1976 Jul32(1):114-20.PubMed ID788634 |
| Comments | Escherichia coli, a fecal coliform, was found to survive for longer periods of time in unsterile natural seawater when sediment material was present than in seawater alone |
| Entered by | Uri M |
| ID | 102107 |