Occurrence of Listeria spp. in effluents of French urban wastewater treatment plants.
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.
Paillard
Delphine
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Laboratoire de Microbiologie, U.F.R. des Sciences Pharmaceutiques, Université de Bordeaux 2, 146 rue Léo Saignat, 33076 Bordeaux Cedex, France.
Dubois
Véronique
V
Thiebaut
Rodolphe
R
Nathier
Fany
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Hoogland
Emilie
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Caumette
Pierre
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Quentin
Claudine
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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*
D012722:Sewage