Airborne Survival of Escherichia coli under Different Culture Conditions in Synthetic Wastewater.

ABSTRACT: Bioaerosol generated in wastewater treatment plants has potential to harm human health. Survival of bacteria in bioaerosol during suspension is one of the major factors that affect its biological risk. It is hypothesized that bacteria grown in different wastewater have different physiology and lead to variation in airborne survival. This study investigated the relationship between the cultured conditions and the bioaerosol survival. Synthetic wastewater was used as the culture medium to simulate the water quality of wastewater. Escherichia coli BW25113 were cultured in different conditions, including growth salinity, growth temperature, growth pH, and presence of pesticide. The fatty acid composition and the reduction in airborne survival of the E. coli cultured under these c

SUBMITTER: Chan WL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6926559 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature