USE OF PERACETIC-ACID AS A DISINFECTANT IN A WATER-TREATMENT PLANT - EFFECT ON THE PLASMID CONTENTS OF ESCHERICHIA-COLI STRAINS

Authors
ARTUROSCHAAN M SAUVAGER F MAMEZ C GOUGEON A CORMIER M
Citation
M. Arturoschaan et al., USE OF PERACETIC-ACID AS A DISINFECTANT IN A WATER-TREATMENT PLANT - EFFECT ON THE PLASMID CONTENTS OF ESCHERICHIA-COLI STRAINS, Current microbiology, 32(1), 1996, pp. 43-47
Citations number
32
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology
Journal title
Current microbiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
03438651
Volume
32
Issue
1
Year of publication
1996
Pages
43 - 47
Database
ISI
SICI code
0343-8651(1996)32:1<43:UOPAAD>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
Total thermotolerant coliforms (TTC) and Escherichia coli strains were isolated from sewage from a treatment plant before and after peraceti c acid (PAA) disinfection. The plasmid profiles of 120 E. coli strains were analyzed. Although PAA disinfection effectively reduced the numb er of TTC and E. coli strains, the percentage of E. coli strains conta ining plasmids was not statistically different among water samples. Th e sizes of the plasmids found ranged from < 3 kb to > 56 kb, but plasm ids of between 3 and 5 kb were encountered most frequently.