Growth and reduction of microorganisms in sediments collected from a greywater treatment system

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 168-172

  Ottosson, Jakob ^a   Stenstrom T A ^a  

^a SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bacteriophages; Decay; Greywater; Pathogens; Sediment

Indexed keywords

DECAY (ORGANIC); NUTRIENTS; SALMONELLA; SEDIMENTS;

BACTERIAL GROWTH; CAMPYLOBACTERS; CONDITION; DECAY; DECAY RATE; GREYWATER; GREYWATER TREATMENT; MICROBIOTAS; PATHOGENICS; TREATMENT SYSTEMS;

BACTERIOPHAGES;

BACTERIOPHAGE; MICROORGANISM; PATHOGEN; SEDIMENT; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIOPHAGE; BIOAVAILABILITY; CAMPYLOBACTER; COMPETITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; REDUCTION; SALMONELLA; SEDIMENT; TEMPERATURE; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMPYLOBACTER; ENTEROCOCCUS; MICROBIOTA; SALMONELLA; UNIDENTIFIED AGENTS; UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE;

EID: 0037222256     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765X.2003.01286.x     Document Type: Article

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