Microbiological evaluation of bottled non-carbonated (“still”) water from domestic brands in Greece

The microbiological quality of 1527 samples of bottled noncarbonated (‘still’) mineral water, purchased from retail outlets and derived from 10 manufacturing companies in Greece, was investigated during the period 1995–2003. Applying the membrane filter technique, the aliquots of water samples (250 ml) were analyzed for the presence and enumeration of total coliforms, Escherichia coli, Enterococcus spp. and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Also, aerobic...