. Of water samples examined by the Food Slide Kits, 26 (52%) had Enterobacteriaceae counts>103/ml. Fecal streptococci were not detected in any sample by the Food Slide kits. E. coli was detected in 7 (14%) water samples, Klebsiella sp. in 13 (26%), Aeromonas in 9 (18%) and Pseudomonas sp. in 32 (64%).