The use of bacteriophages for monitoring the microbiological quality of sewage sludge

Mandilara, C; Mavridou, A; Lambiri, M; Vatopoulos, A; Rigas, F

dc.contributor.author	Mandilara, C	en
dc.contributor.author	Mavridou, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Lambiri, M	en
dc.contributor.author	Vatopoulos, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Rigas, F	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:25:17Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:25:17Z
dc.date.issued	2006	en
dc.identifier.issn	0959-3330	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/17633
dc.subject	Anaerobic digestion	en
dc.subject	Bacteriophages	en
dc.subject	Indicators	en
dc.subject	Sludge	en
dc.subject.classification	Environmental Sciences	en
dc.subject.other	Anaerobic digestion	en
dc.subject.other	Bacteriophages	en
dc.subject.other	Escherichia coli	en
dc.subject.other	Indicators (chemical)	en
dc.subject.other	Microbiology	en
dc.subject.other	Sewage sludge	en
dc.subject.other	bacteriophage	en
dc.subject.other	environmental monitoring	en
dc.subject.other	feces	en
dc.subject.other	microbiology	en
dc.subject.other	sewage	en
dc.subject.other	sludge	en
dc.subject.other	anaerobic digestion	en
dc.subject.other	article	en
dc.subject.other	bacterial count	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	colony forming unit	en
dc.subject.other	concentration (parameters)	en
dc.subject.other	controlled study	en
dc.subject.other	correlation analysis	en
dc.subject.other	Enterococcus	en
dc.subject.other	environmental monitoring	en
dc.subject.other	Escherichia coli	en
dc.subject.other	Greece	en
dc.subject.other	microbiological examination	en
dc.subject.other	nonhuman	en
dc.subject.other	Salmonella typhimurium	en
dc.subject.other	sludge	en
dc.subject.other	sludge treatment	en
dc.subject.other	waste water management	en
dc.subject.other	waste water treatment plant	en
dc.subject.other	Bacteriophages	en
dc.subject.other	Coliphages	en
dc.subject.other	Enterococcus	en
dc.subject.other	Environmental Monitoring	en
dc.subject.other	Escherichia coli	en
dc.subject.other	RNA Phages	en
dc.subject.other	Sewage	en
dc.subject.other	Temperature	en
dc.subject.other	Waste Disposal, Fluid	en
dc.subject.other	Water Microbiology	en
dc.subject.other	Bacteria (microorganisms)	en
dc.subject.other	Bacteroides fragilis	en
dc.title	The use of bacteriophages for monitoring the microbiological quality of sewage sludge	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1080/09593332708618657	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09593332708618657	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 sludge is presented in this study. Raw and anaerobically digested sewage sludge samples from two wastewater treatment plants in Athens were collected on a monthly basis, over a 2-year period, and analyzed for total coliforms, E.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. E.coli concentrations of ≥103 cfus g-1 and <103 cfus g-1 comprise a threshold for the presence of FRNAPH and BFRPH, respectively. Likewise, intestinal enterococci concentrations of ≥104 cfus g-1 and <103 cfus g-1 comprise a threshold for the presence of FRNAPH and BFRPH, respectively. In the case of SOMCPH, it was not possible to define a threshold, since they were detected with the lowest observed indicator concentrations in all samples. © Selper Ltd., 2006.	en
heal.publisher	SELPER LTD, PUBLICATIONS DIV	en
heal.journalName	Environmental Technology	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1080/09593332708618657	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000236728200003	en
dc.identifier.volume	27	en
dc.identifier.issue	4	en
dc.identifier.spage	367	en
dc.identifier.epage	375	en