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Somatic Coliphages

Somatic Coliphages is a type of bacteriophage that specifically infects Escherichia coli by attaching to and penetrating the host cell via the somatic (cell wall) receptor, distinguished from other coliphages by its receptor specificity and commonly used as a microbial indicator in water quality assessment.

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Sunlight Inactivation of Fecal Indicator Bacteria and Bacteriophages from Waste Stabilization Pond Effluent in Fresh and Saline Waters

L. W. Sinton, Carollyn Hall, Philippa A. Lynch et al. · Applied and Environmental Microbiology · 2002 · 559 citations · Full text

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Clostridium perfringens and somatic coliphages as indicators of the efficiency of drinking water treatment for viruses and protozoan cysts

Pierre Payment, Eduardo L. Franco · Applied and Environmental Microbiology · 1993 · 358 citations · Full text

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Bacteriophages: update on application as models for viruses in water

WOK Grabow · Water SA · 2004 · 322 citations · Full text

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Sunlight Inactivation of Fecal Bacteriophages and Bacteria in Sewage-Polluted Seawater

L. W. Sinton, Rochelle K. Finlay, Philippa A. Lynch · Applied and Environmental Microbiology · 1999 · 292 citations · Full text

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Bacteriophages and indicator bacteria in human and animal faeces

Arie H. Havelaar, Kohsuke Furuse, W. M. Hogeboom · Journal of Applied Bacteriology · 1986 · 191 citations

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Authors

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  1. JJ
    Juan Jofre

    Universitat de Barcelona, Spain

    26 publications · 1.5K citations

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  2. FL
    F. Lucena

    Universitat de Barcelona, Spain

    25 publications · 1.7K citations

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  3. AR
    Anicet R. Blanch

    Universitat de Barcelona, Spain

    14 publications · 699 citations

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  4. MM
    Maite Muniesa

    Universitat de Barcelona, Spain

    15 publications · 1K citations

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  5. MD
    Mark D. Sobsey

    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States

    11 publications · 482 citations

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  1. Universitat de Barcelona

    Barcelona, Spain

    27 h-index

    145 publications

    8.3K citations

  2. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Chapel Hill, United States

    13 h-index

    32 publications

    1.2K citations

  3. Environmental Protection Agency

    Washington, United States

    9 h-index

    43 publications

    1K citations

  4. Université de Lorraine

    Nancy, France

    7 h-index

    18 publications

    1.8K citations

  5. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana

    Bogotá, Colombia

    6 h-index

    10 publications

    600 citations

  6. National Institute for Public Health and the Environment

    De Bilt, The Netherlands

    5 h-index

    15 publications

    1.4K citations

  7. Laboratoire de Chimie Physique et Microbiologie pour l'Environnement

    Villers-lès-Nancy, France

    5 h-index

    13 publications

    1.3K citations

  8. University of Brighton

    Brighton, United Kingdom

    5 h-index

    17 publications

    835 citations

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  1. Water Science & Technology

    39 publications · 1.2K citations

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  2. Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    AEM · 17 publications · 2.5K citations

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  3. Journal of Applied Microbiology

    15 publications · 844 citations

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  4. Journal of Water and Health

    13 publications · 332 citations

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  5. Water Research

    7 publications · 271 citations

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