Bacteriophages of enteric bacteria in drinking water, comparison of their distribution in two countries

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 627-633

  Armon, R ^a   Araujo, R ^b   Kott, Y ^a   Lucena, F ^b   Jofre, J ^b  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER; POTABLE WATER;

BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; DRINKING WATER SAMPLES; ENTERIC BACTERIA; FECAL COLIFORM; PRESENCE-ABSENCE; SOMATIC COLIPHAGES; WATER SAMPLES;

BACTERIOPHAGES;

DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; CHLORINATION; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; COLIPHAGE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ISRAEL; NONHUMAN; SPAIN; WATER SAMPLING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; ENTERIC BACTERIA; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE;

EID: 0030698089     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1997.00278.x     Document Type: Article

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