Eijkman test
{{other uses|Eijkman (disambiguation)}}
Eijkman test, or differential coliform test,{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=83IkN90WJQAC&dq=Eijkman+test&pg=PA203|title=Microbiology for Nurses|publisher=Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers|accessdate=27 December 2016|isbn=9788180611469|last1=Bhatia|first1=Ichhpujani|year=2003}} or confirmed Escherichia coli count, is a test used for the identification of coliform bacteria from warm-blooded animals based on the bacteria's ability to produce gas when grown in glucose media at 46°C (114.8°F).{{cite web|url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/Eijkman%20test|title=Eijkman Test Medical Definition - Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary|publisher=|accessdate=27 December 2016}}{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iU2JDAAAQBAJ&dq=Eijkman+test&pg=PA579|title=Essentials of Microbiology|publisher=JP Medical|accessdate=27 December 2016|isbn=9789351523802|last1=Kumar|first1=Surinder|date=2015-11-30}}
The test to determine whether coliform bacteria come from warm-blooded animals. By means of this test it can be readily established if water has been polluted by human and animal defecation containing coli bacilli.{{cite encyclopedia|url=http://medicine.academic.ru/81369/Eijkman_test|title=Eijkman test|encyclopedia=Academic Dictionaries and Encyclopedias|accessdate=27 December 2016}}
The test was introduced by Christiaan Eijkman (1858–1930) in his paper in 1904.{{cite web|url=http://www.whonamedit.com/synd.cfm/2217.html|title=Whonamedit - dictionary of medical eponyms|publisher=|accessdate=27 December 2016}}