Relationship between the morphology of bacteriophages and their persistence in the environment

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 35, Issue 11-12, 1997, Pages 129-132

  Lasobras, J ^a   Muniesa, M ^a   Frias J ^a   Lucena, F ^a   Jofre, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

B. fragilis phages; Environment; F+ coliphages; Morphology; Persistence; Somatic coliphages

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOPHAGES; COLIFORM BACTERIA; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; F SPECIFIC COLIPHAGES; SOMATIC COLIPHAGES;

WATER BACTERIOLOGY;

BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; COLIPHAGE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; SEWAGE; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TREATMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MYOVIRIDAE; SIPHOVIRIDAE; UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE;

EID: 0030876164     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1223(97)00247-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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