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This paper presents a brief review of the history of the use of conductance and impedance techniques for monitoring bacterial growth and activity. The paper also describes the development of an impedance methodology applicable to the estimation of numbers of total coliform bacteria in domestic sewage and other wastewaters.
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Strauss, W.M., Malaney, G.W. & Tanner, R.D. The impedance method for monitoring total coliforms in wastewaters. Folia Microbiol 29, 162–169 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02872933
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