A METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF DIVERSITY AND VIABILITY THRESHOLDS USED TO ASSESS MICROORGANISMS IN PROCESS SAMPLES

摘要

The invention is directed towards methods and compositions for identifying the specific microorganisms present in a particular potion of a water process system. The method involves obtaining a sample from the process and determining if a problematic organism exceeds an acceptable threshold. If so a remedial bio-control procedure can be applied long before any unwanted defects or problems occur.