The incidence of Bdellovibrio spp. in man‐made water systems: coexistence with legionellas
- 1 July 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Applied Bacteriology
- Vol. 69 (1) , 134-140
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2672.1990.tb02921.x
Abstract
Bdellovibrios have been isolated from surface waters but there are no reports of its occurrence in mains water supplies. One hundred and thirty five water samples from 81 sources were examined for the presence of Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus and Legionella spp. Bdellovibrios were isolated by a double-layer agar technique with two strain of Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 as the host organisms. Bdellovibrio spp. were isolated from 57.8% and Legionella spp. from 9.5% of the samples. The two species occurred together in 4.4% of samples. The incidenceof Bdellovibrio spp. and its occurrence with legionellas in man-made water systems is discussed.This publication has 39 references indexed in Scilit:
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