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Some observations on the role of coliphages in the number of Escherichia coli in oxidation ponds

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

W. A. Pretorius
W. A. Pretorius
Affiliation:
National Institute for Water Research, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, P.O. Box 395, Pretoria
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No evidence was found to support the view that coliphages as such play an important role in reducing the number of E. coli in sewage water when it is treated in oxidation ponds. Coliphages seem to have greater powers of survival than E. coli in oxidation ponds.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 60 , Issue 3 , September 1962 , pp. 279 - 281
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1962

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