Correlation between bacterial indicators and bacteriophages in sewage and sludge

Mandilara, GD; Smeti, EM; Mavridou, ATh; Lambiri, MP; Vatopoulos, AC; Rigas, FP

dc.contributor.author	Mandilara, GD	en
dc.contributor.author	Smeti, EM	en
dc.contributor.author	Mavridou, ATh	en
dc.contributor.author	Lambiri, MP	en
dc.contributor.author	Vatopoulos, AC	en
dc.contributor.author	Rigas, FP	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:23:44Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:23:44Z
dc.date.issued	2006	en
dc.identifier.issn	0378-1097	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/17126
dc.subject	Bacterial indicators	en
dc.subject	Bacteriophages	en
dc.subject	Sludge	en
dc.subject	Wastewater	en
dc.subject.classification	Microbiology	en
dc.subject.other	article	en
dc.subject.other	bacteriophage	en
dc.subject.other	Bacteroides fragilis	en
dc.subject.other	coliform bacterium	en
dc.subject.other	coliphage	en
dc.subject.other	Escherichia coli	en
dc.subject.other	priority journal	en
dc.subject.other	sewage	en
dc.subject.other	sludge	en
dc.subject.other	waste water management	en
dc.subject.other	Bacteriophages	en
dc.subject.other	Coliphages	en
dc.subject.other	Colony Count, Microbial	en
dc.subject.other	Enterobacteriaceae	en
dc.subject.other	Enterococcus	en
dc.subject.other	Environmental Monitoring	en
dc.subject.other	Escherichia coli	en
dc.subject.other	Feces	en
dc.subject.other	Greece	en
dc.subject.other	Plaque Assay	en
dc.subject.other	Sewage	en
dc.subject.other	Water Microbiology	en
dc.subject.other	Bacteria (microorganisms)	en
dc.subject.other	Bacteroides fragilis	en
dc.subject.other	Escherichia coli	en
dc.title	Correlation between bacterial indicators and bacteriophages in sewage and sludge	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1111/j.1574-6968.2006.00414.x	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6968.2006.00414.x	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2006	en
heal.abstract	The use of bacteriophages as potential indicators of faecal pollution has recently been studied. The correlation of the number of bacterial indicators and the presence of three groups of bacteriophages, namely somatic coliphages (SOMCPH), F-RNA-specific phages (FRNAPH) and phages of Bacteroides fragilis (BFRPH), in raw and treated wastewater and sludge is presented in this study. Raw and treated wastewater and sewage sludge samples from two wastewater treatment plants in Athens were collected on a monthly basis, over a 2-year period, and analysed for total coliforms, Escherichia coli, intestinal enterococci and the three groups of bacteriophages. A clear correlation between the number of bacterial indicators and the presence of bacteriophages was observed. SOMCPH may be used as additional indicators, because of their high densities and resistance to various treatment steps. © 2006 Federation of European Microbiological Societies Published by Blackwell Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved.	en
heal.publisher	BLACKWELL PUBLISHING	en
heal.journalName	FEMS Microbiology Letters	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1111/j.1574-6968.2006.00414.x	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000240318500016	en
dc.identifier.volume	263	en
dc.identifier.issue	1	en
dc.identifier.spage	119	en
dc.identifier.epage	126	en