Survival of Cryptosporidium parvum, Escherichia coli, faecal enterococci and Clostridium perfringens in river water: Influence of temperature and autochthonous microorganisms

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 35, Issue 11-12, 1997, Pages 249-252

  Medema, G J ^a   Bahar, M ^a   Schets, F M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Clostridium perfringens; Cryptosporidium; E coli; Faecal enterococci; Surface water; Survival

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL BIOCHEMICAL ACTIVITY; DIE OFF KINETICS; DIE OFF RATE; DYE EXCLUSION; IN VITRO EXCYSTATION; INCUBATION; MICROCOSMS; OOCYST VIABILITY;

BIOCHEMISTRY; COLIFORM BACTERIA; EFFLUENTS; MICROORGANISMS; MONITORING; RIVERS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

WATER BACTERIOLOGY;

RIVER WATER; SURFACE WATER;

CELL VIABILITY; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEALTH HAZARD; OOCYST; SURVIVAL; TEMPERATURE; WATER CONTAMINATION;

CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 0030870407     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1223(97)00267-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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