title: [Microbiological criteria in the evaluation of drinking water quality].
abstract: The obtained materials are indicative of a need to introduce new approaches towards both the process of drinking-water preparation and the evaluation of the drinking-water quality. It is necessary to take account of the symbiotic relations between the sanitary-significant bacteria, on the one hand, and algae and protozoa ensuring the survival of pathogens in the environment and worsening the water sanitary parameters, on the other hand, in working out the microbiological criteria applicable to the evaluation of the safety of drinking-water supply. Bacteria persistence can be reliable criteria in assessing the drinking-water quality. The use of qualitative characteristics (determination of persistent properties of microflora) alongside with the quantitative parameters should enhance the reliability of sanitary-and-microbiological assessments of the drinking-water quality.
authors.forename: N V
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Nemtseva
authors.forename: O V
authors.initials: OV
authors.lastname: Bukharin
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008828:Microbiological Techniques / Q000379:methods; D012426:Russia; D014867:Water / Q000592:standards*; D014871:Water Microbiology; D018508:Water Purification / Q000379:methods; D014881:Water Supply / Q000592:standards*
chemical_list: D014867:Water