'faecal coliform' means facultative, aerobic, gram-negative, non-sporeforming, cytochrome oxidase negative, rod-shaped bacteria that are able to ferment lactose with gas production in the presence of bile salts, or other surface active agents with similar growth-inhibiting properties, at 44 °C ± 0,2 °C within 24 hours at least;
"fekalne koliformne bakterije" so fakultativne, aerobne, po Gramu negativne, nesporogene, paličaste bakterije negativne citokrom oksidaze, ki so sposobne fermentirati laktozo s proizvodnjo plina ob prisotnosti žolčnih soli ali drugih površinsko aktivnih dejavnikov s podobnimi lastnostmi, ki zavirajo rast, pri 44 °C ± 0,2 °C vsaj v 24 urah;