# ISO 8199:1988 — Withdrawn and superseded ISO standards For ISO 8199:1988, item title is Water quality — General guide to the enumeration of micro-organisms by culture; status code is 9599; successor is ISO 8199:2005; withdrawn / published date is 1988-06-23, recorded from its source on 2026-08-05. - **Identifier:** ISO 8199:1988 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Item title:** Water quality — General guide to the enumeration of micro-organisms by culture _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Status code:** 9599 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Successor:** ISO 8199:2005 - **Withdrawn / published date:** 1988-06-23 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ ## What the source says > 15291,IS,,ISO 8199:1988,Water quality — General guide to the enumeration of micro-organisms by culture,Qualité de l'eau — Guide général pour le dénombrement des micro-organismes sur milieu de culture,1988-06-23,1,['07.100.20'],ISO/TC 147/SC 4,9599,,[37011],"['en','fr']",15,"

Presents guidance for carrying out manipulations which are common to each technique for the microbiological examination of water, particularly the preparation of samples, culture media and apparatur. It also describes the various enumeration methods available and the criteria for the choice of a particular technique.

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