Occurrence and levels of phages proposed as surrogate indicators of enteric viruses in different types of sludges

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 723-

  Lasobras, J ^a   Dellunde, J ^a   Jofre, Joan ^a   Lucena, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; LIME;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; BEEF EXTRACTS; BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT PLANTS; DIGESTED SLUDGES; ENTERIC VIRUS; PRIMARY SLUDGE; SOMATIC BACTERIOPHAGES; SOMATIC COLIPHAGES; SURROGATE INDICATORS;

BACTERIOPHAGES;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; CELL SURVIVAL; ENTEROVIRUS; NONHUMAN; SEWAGE TREATMENT; WATER SAMPLING;

BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; ENTEROVIRUS; UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE;

EID: 0032961749     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1999.00722.x     Document Type: Article

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