Occurrence and significance of Actinomycetes in drinking water
Dott, W.; Waschko-Dransmann, D.
Zentralblatt für Bakteriologie Mikrobiologie und Hygiene. 1. Abt. Originale B Hygiene 173(3-4): 217-232
1981
ISSN/ISBN: 0932-6073 PMID: 7304013 Document Number: 179066
Different species of Actinomycetes could be found in the raw-water depending on the origin of the water. The process of water-treatment influenced the total count and the various species in a different mode. Actinomycetes were also isolated from slime which has been formed by microbial growth on PVC coated walls in reservoirs. The typical earthy-musty odour was only found in the genera Streptomyces, were as some species of Nocardia are able to produce a phenolic odour.