Faecal indicator bacteria have traditionally been used in the detection of faecal pollution in water, but due to concerns about the lack of reliability of these indicators, alternative methods have been developed. One of ...

Clostridium are ubiquitous in nature and common inhabitants of the gastrointestinal track of humans and animals. Some are pathogenic or toxin producers. These pathogenic Clostridium species can be introduced into surface ...

Bacteriophages are studied in an effort to establish the viral safety of water as well as gather information as to what source of faecal pollution is dominant in a water system. The aim of this study was to determine ...