Health significance of pigmented bacteria in drinking water

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 35, Issue 11-12, 1997, Pages 21-27

  Rusin, P A ^a   Rose, J B ^b   Gerba, C P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Drinking water; Flavobacteria; Health risks; Mycobacteria; Pigmented bacteria

Indexed keywords

FLAVOBACTERIA; MYCOBACTERIA; PATHOGENS; PIGMENTED BACTERIA;

BACTERIA; HEALTH RISKS; POTABLE WATER; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS;

WATER BACTERIOLOGY;

DRINKING WATER;

BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CHRYSEOBACTERIUM MENINGOSEPTICUM; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORYNEBACTERIUM; ENTEROBACTER; ERWINIA; FLAVOBACTERIUM; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MENINGITIS; MICROCOCCUS; MYCOBACTERIUM; NOCARDIA; PSEUDOMONAS; SERRATIA; WATER CONTAMINATION; XANTHOMONAS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHRYSEOBACTERIUM MENINGOSEPTICUM; CORYNEBACTERIA; CORYNEBACTERINEAE; CORYNEBACTERIUM DIPHTHERIAE; ENTEROBACTER; ERWINIA; FLAVOBACTERIA; FLAVOBACTERIUM; MICROCOCCUS; MYCOBACTERIUM KANSASII; NOCARDIA ASTEROIDES; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SERRATIA; XANTHOMONAS;

EID: 0030772112     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1223(97)00229-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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