International journal of food microbiology, 2004-05, Vol.92 (3), p.265-274
2004
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- Autor(en) / Beteiligte
- Titel
- Heterotrophic plate count bacteria—what is their significance in drinking water?
- Ist Teil von
- International journal of food microbiology, 2004-05, Vol.92 (3), p.265-274
- Ort / Verlag
- Amsterdam: Elsevier B.V
- Erscheinungsjahr
- 2004
- Link zum Volltext
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- MEDLINE
- Beschreibungen/Notizen
- While the literature documents the universal occurrence of heterotrophic plate count (HPC) bacteria in soils, foods, air, and all sources of water, there is a lingering question as to whether this group of organisms may signal an increased health risk when elevated populations are present in drinking water. This paper reviews the relevant literature on HPC bacteria in drinking water, the lack of clinical evidence that elevated populations or specific genera within the HPC flora pose an increased health risk to any segment of the population, and the appropriate uses of HPC data as a tool to monitor drinking water quality changes following treatment. It finds no evidence to support health-based regulations of HPC concentrations.
- Sprache
- Englisch
- Identifikatoren
- ISSN: 0168-1605eISSN: 1879-3460DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2003.08.017Titel-ID: cdi_crossref_primary_10_1016_j_ijfoodmicro_2003_08_017
- Format
- –
- Schlagworte
- bacteria, Bacteria - isolation & purification, Bacteria - pathogenicity, bacterial contamination, Biological and medical sciences, Colony Count, Microbial, Consumer Product Safety, culture media, Culture Media - chemistry, Drinking water, Food industries, Food Microbiology, food pathogens, Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology, health effects assessments, heterophic bacteria, Heterotrophic bacteria, heterotrophs, HPC, Humans, indicator species, microbial load, plate count, process monitoring, Public Health, Virulence, Water Microbiology, water quality analysis, Water Supply - standards, water treatment