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Which indica<strong>to</strong>r will we go after<br />

E. coli or enterococci<br />

• persists longer in the environment than E. coli<br />

• can survive in adverse conditions (salt water<br />

conditions)<br />

• species are more source specific than E. coli<br />

• found in 80-90% <strong>of</strong> clinical isolates taken from<br />

humans with infections

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