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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-2-21
pubmed:abstractText
The composition of a water is inextricably linked to its nutrient status and hence influences the behaviour of bacteria in artificial water systems. It has not yet been possible to devise a defined liquid medium representative of the complex composition of a treated water. Instead sterilized natural or distilled waters are used to study the growth or survival of aquatic bacteria in the laboratory. This has led to conflicting data and opposing opinions when the same water has proved toxic in some laboratory studies and growth-supporting in others. These differences may be explained by the variations in chemical compositions which occur when water is collected, transported and treated or stored in the laboratory. This study describes a simple, membrane filtration method of preparing a fresh sample of water collected from the environment or a building water system such that it is both sterile and chemically unaltered. The availability of such water may enhance understanding of the behaviour of bacteria in the aquatic environment.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0021-8847
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
65
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
79-85
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
Treatment of water for aquatic bacterial growth studies.
pubmed:affiliation
Regional Laboratory Services, Thames Water, New River Head Laboratories, London, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't