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.

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