The effect of UV-C radiation (254 nm) on candidate microbial source tracking phages infecting a human-specific strain of Bacteroides fragilis (GB-124)

Journal of Water and Health

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 262-270

  Diston, D ^a,b   Ebdon, J E ^a   Taylor, H D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

^b Bundesamt für Gesundheit ^*  (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Enteric viruses; Faecal; Point source; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOPHAGE; BIOMARKER; DISINFECTION; FECAL COLIFORM; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; MORPHOLOGY; POINT SOURCE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; EFFLUENT; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIAL SOURCE TRACKING; NONHUMAN; RADIATION RESPONSE; ULTRAVIOLET C RADIATION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION;

BACTERIOPHAGES; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANTS;

BACTEROIDES; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS;

EID: 84863090928     PISSN: 14778920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wh.2012.173     Document Type: Article

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