Applied and Environmental Microbiology · 1976 · 123 citations · 7 references
Life SciencesMarine SciencesMicrobiologyAquatic MicrobiologyEstuarine ScienceMarine MicrobiologyAquatic Microbial EcologyBacterial EcologyEstuarine EcologyEstuarine MicrobiologyFreshwater MicrobiologyPathogen RemovalColiform BacteriaEscherichia ColiEstuarine BacteriologyEstuarine Microbial EcologyEstuarine Water QualityMicrobial Contaminant RemovalMicrobial RemovalProtozoan Removal
The removal of Escherichia coli from estuarine water was investigated. The survival of E. coli was dependent on the presence of protozoan predators and not on the presence of lytic bacteria. When indigenous protozoa were removed from estuarine water by filtration, the destruction of coliform populations was negligible. In studies designed to prevent the growth of indigenous bacterial populations without affecting protozoan populations, coliform destruction was significant.
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