Correlation between bacterial indicators and bacteriophages in sewage and sludge

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 263, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 119-126

  Mandilara, Georgia D ^a   Smeti, Eleni M ^b   Mavridou, Athena Th ^c   Lambiri, Maria P ^a   Vatopoulos, Alkiviadis C ^a   Rigas, Fotis P ^d  

^a NATIONAL SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Greece)

^b Water Supply and Sewerage Company of Athens   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WEST ATTICA   (Greece)

^d NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Bacterial indicators; Bacteriophages; Sludge; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; COLIPHAGE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEWAGE; SLUDGE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIOPHAGES; COLIPHAGES; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; GREECE; PLAQUE ASSAY; SEWAGE; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 33748498263     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: 15746968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2006.00414.x     Document Type: Article

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