title: Occurrence of Listeria spp. in effluents of French urban wastewater treatment plants.
abstract: Listeria spp. were found in most treated waters (84.4%) and raw sludge (89.2%) of six French urban wastewater treatment plants and one composting facility, examined monthly over a 1-year period. Most strains belonged to Listeria monocytogenes, serotypes 4b/4e being predominant. Sludge composting and liming reduced or prevented Listeria contamination.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Microbiologie, U.F.R. des Sciences Pharmaceutiques, Université de Bordeaux 2, 146 rue Léo Saignat, 33076 Bordeaux Cedex, France.
authors.forename: Delphine
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Paillard
authors.forename: Véronique
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Dubois
authors.forename: Rodolphe
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Thiebaut
authors.forename: Fany
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Nathier
authors.forename: Emilie
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hoogland
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Caumette
authors.forename: Claudine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Quentin
mesh_terms: D002947:Cities; D005602:France; D005618:Fresh Water / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008087:Listeria / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008089:Listeria monocytogenes / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012703:Serotyping; D012722:Sewage / Q000382:microbiology*; D014865:Waste Disposal, Fluid / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D012722:Sewage