Opportunistic pathogens and faecal indicators in drinking water associated biofilms in Cluj, Romania

Journal of Water and Health

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 471-483

  Farkas, A ^a   Dragan Bularda M ^b   Ciataras D ^a   Bocos B ^c   Tigan S ^d  

^a Someş Water Company ^*  (Romania)

^b BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

^c National Public Health Institute   (Romania)

^d IULIU HATIEGANU UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Drinking water treatment; Faecal bacteria; Human health; Opportunistic pathogens

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER;

BIOFILM; BIOFOULING; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DRINKING WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; FECAL COLIFORM; HEALTH RISK; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PATHOGEN; POLLUTION CONTROL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEASONAL VARIATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TREATMENT;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOFILM; BIOFOULING; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; MICROFLORA; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; ROMANIA; SEASONAL VARIATION; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER SUPPLY;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; DRINKING WATER; FECES; HUMANS; ROMANIA; TIME FACTORS; WATER; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CLUJ; ROMANIA;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LEGIONELLA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 84866290651     PISSN: 14778920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wh.2012.148     Document Type: Article

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