What are the characteristics of an effective indicator organism? Write down some examples. Suppose you filtered a sample and found the Fecal Coliform count to be 20 CFU/100ml but the Total Coliform count was 0 CFU/100ml, do you think this result is correct? If so, why/why not?

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What are the characteristics of an effective indicator organism? Write down some examples. Suppose you filtered a sample and found the Fecal Coliform count to be 20 CFU/100ml but the Total Coliform count was 0 CFU/100ml, do you think this result is correct? If so, why/why not?

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