Bacteriophage based pathogen reduction in sewage sludge

Nature Environment and Pollution Technology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 7-16

  Dhevagi, P ^a   Anusuya, S ^a  

^a TAMIL NADU AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Bacteriophage; Pathogen reduction; Sewage sludge

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; ANTIBIOTICS; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOHAZARDS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PATHOGENS; SALMONELLA; SEWAGE SLUDGE; WATER POLLUTION; WATER RESOURCES;

BIOLOGICAL HAZARD; HIGHER FREQUENCIES; INTERMEDIATE RESISTANCE; PATHOGEN REDUCTION; PATHOGENIC MICROBES; PATHOGENIC ORGANISMS; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SEWAGE POLLUTIONS;

BACTERIOPHAGES;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTERIUM; DEVELOPING WORLD; HETEROTROPHY; PATHOGENICITY; PH; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; POLLUTION CONTROL; SAMPLING; SEWAGE; SLUDGE; WATER RESOURCE;

INDIA; TAMIL NADU;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS SP.; SALMONELLA TYPHI; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS SP.;

EID: 84878304677     PISSN: 09726268     EISSN: 23953454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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