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Biological and physicochemical wastewater treatment processes reduce the prevalence of virulent Escherichia coli.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Feb 2013
Frigon Dominic, Biswal Basanta Kumar, Mazza Alberto, Masson Luke, Gehr Ronald
Abstract excerpt
Effluents discharged from wastewater treatment plants are possible sources of pathogenic bacteria, including Escherichia coli, in the freshwater environment, and determining the possible selection of pathogens is important. This study evaluated the impact of activated sludge and physicochemical wastewater treatment processes on the prevalence of potentially virulent E. coli. A total of 719 E. coli isolates...
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