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Presence of Aeromonas spp in Water from Drinking‐Water‐ and Wastewater‐Treatment Plants in México City
The frequency of Aeromonas spp in three wastewater‐treatment plants (WWTPs) and two drinking‐water plants (DWPs) in México City was determined. Samples were taken throughout a year by the Moore's swab technique. A total of 144 samples were obtained from WWTPs and 96 from DWPs of both incoming and outflowing water. Aeromonas spp was isolated in 31% of the samples, from both kinds of sources. The technique used for the isolation of the pathogen was suitable for samples with high associate microbiota content and for those with a scarce microbial content. The presence of mesophilic‐aerobic, coliform, and fecal‐coliform organisms was investigated to determine whether there was any correlation with the presence of Aeromonas spp. Most samples from WWTP, which did not comply with the Mexican standards, had the pathogen, and some of the samples from the outflow of the DWP, which were within the limits set by the Mexican standards, also had Aeromonas spp. Most samples containing Aeromonas spp. had concentrations below 0.1 ppm residual chlorine, and the strains were resistant to 0.3 ppm, which supports the recommendation to increase the residual chlorine concentration to 0.5 to 1.0 ppm, as recommended by the Mexican standards.
Presence of Aeromonas spp in Water from Drinking‐Water‐ and Wastewater‐Treatment Plants in México City
The frequency of Aeromonas spp in three wastewater‐treatment plants (WWTPs) and two drinking‐water plants (DWPs) in México City was determined. Samples were taken throughout a year by the Moore's swab technique. A total of 144 samples were obtained from WWTPs and 96 from DWPs of both incoming and outflowing water. Aeromonas spp was isolated in 31% of the samples, from both kinds of sources. The technique used for the isolation of the pathogen was suitable for samples with high associate microbiota content and for those with a scarce microbial content. The presence of mesophilic‐aerobic, coliform, and fecal‐coliform organisms was investigated to determine whether there was any correlation with the presence of Aeromonas spp. Most samples from WWTP, which did not comply with the Mexican standards, had the pathogen, and some of the samples from the outflow of the DWP, which were within the limits set by the Mexican standards, also had Aeromonas spp. Most samples containing Aeromonas spp. had concentrations below 0.1 ppm residual chlorine, and the strains were resistant to 0.3 ppm, which supports the recommendation to increase the residual chlorine concentration to 0.5 to 1.0 ppm, as recommended by the Mexican standards.
Presence of Aeromonas spp in Water from Drinking‐Water‐ and Wastewater‐Treatment Plants in México City
Villarruel‐López, Angélica (author) / Fernández‐Rendón, Elizabeth (author) / Mota‐de‐la‐Garza, Lydia (author) / Ortigoza‐Ferado, Jorge (author)
Water Environment Research ; 77 ; 3074-3079
2005-11-01
6 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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