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BACTERIAL WATERBORNE PATHOGENS
Citation:
Rice*, E W. BACTERIAL WATERBORNE PATHOGENS. Presented at American Water Works Association, Denver, CO, 03/14/2002.
Description:
Bacterial pathogens are examples of classical etiological agents of waterborne disease. While these agents no longer serve as major threats to U.S. water supplies, they are still important pathogens in areas with substandard sanitation and poor water treatment facilities. In the U.S. most of the bacterial waterborne outbreaks have been associated with nondisinfected ground water suppliesor in systems which have experienced perturbations in the distribution system.
This presentation will review some of the basic principles of bacteriology regarding bacterial classification, morphology and growth requirements. A synopsis will be presented of the major bacterial genera responsible for waterborne disease including the agents of well known classical diseases such as cholera and typhoid fever and more recently identified organisms such as enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli, Legionella and non-tuberculosis mycobacteria.