title: Advantage provided by iron for Escherichia coli growth and cultivability in drinking water.
abstract: The presence of iron, used both as a nutrient and as an electron acceptor, was demonstrated to give an advantage to Escherichia coli bacteria in drinking water. Slight additions of ferrous sulfate to water with initial low iron concentrations led to a significant increase in the number of E. coli bacteria. The presence of ferric oxide in water under anaerobic conditions increased bacterial cultivability.
authors.affiliation: CRP-Santé, Laboratoire de Toxicologie, Université du Luxembourg, 162A avenue de la Faïencerie, L-1511 Luxembourg. appenzel@cu.lu
authors.forename: Brice M R
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Appenzeller
authors.forename: Carolina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yañez
authors.forename: Frederic
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Jorand
authors.forename: Jean-Claude
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Block
mesh_terms: D000693:Anaerobiosis; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000254:growth & development*; D005290:Ferric Compounds / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005296:Ferrous Compounds / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005618:Fresh Water / Q000382:microbiology*; D014876:Water Pollution; D014881:Water Supply
chemical_list: D005290:Ferric Compounds; D005296:Ferrous Compounds; C000499:ferric oxide; C020748:ferrous sulfate