RELIABILITY OF SEVERAL MICROORGANISMS TO INDICATE THE PRESENCE OF SALMONELLA IN NATURAL-WATERS

Authors
MORINIGO MA MARTINEZMANZANARES E MUNOZ MA BALEBONA MC BORREGO JJ
Citation
Ma. Morinigo et al., RELIABILITY OF SEVERAL MICROORGANISMS TO INDICATE THE PRESENCE OF SALMONELLA IN NATURAL-WATERS, Water science and technology, 27(3-4), 1993, pp. 471-474
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Water Resources","Environmental Sciences","Engineering, Civil
Journal title
Water science and technology → ACNP
ISSN journal
02731223
Volume
27
Issue
3-4
Year of publication
1993
Pages
471 - 474
Database
ISI
SICI code
0273-1223(1993)27:3-4<471:ROSMTI>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
A new index of microbiological quality of natural waters based on the coliphage test is proposed. Levels of coliphages corresponding to the concentration95 of coliphages (Ph95) lower than 300 pfu/100 ml warrant a good microbial quality of waters affected with fecal pollution. In waters with industrial and domestic pollution Salmonella percentages h igher than 5 % were detected even when this proposed index (Ph95) was applied. Thus the direct detection of the pathogen could be more usefu l in this case.