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The potential use of coliphages as indicators of water pollution was investigated. Several strains ofE. coli hosts were used in order to detect the better marker. Analyses were carried out on a treatment plant for the convenience of phages recoveries. Results show the possibility that strains different fromE. coli 9484B can show better recoveries of PFU m1−1.
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Ignazzitto, G., Volterra, L., Aulicino, F.A. et al. Coliphages as indicators in a treatment plant. Water Air Soil Pollut 13, 391–398 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02191840
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