Modeling the photoinactivation and transport of somatic and F-specific coliphages at a Great Lakes beach.

ABSTRACT: Fecal indicator organisms (FIOs), such as Escherichia coli and enterococci, are often used as surrogates of contamination in the context of beach management; however, bacteriophages may be more reliable indicators than FIO due to their similarity to viral pathogens in terms of size and persistence in the environment. In the past, mechanistic modeling of environmental contamination has focused on FIOs, with virus and bacteriophage modeling efforts remaining limited. In this paper, we describe the development and application of a fate and transport model of somatic and F-specific coliphages for the Washington Park beach in Lake Michigan, which is affected by riverine outputs from the nearby Trail Creek. A three-dimensional model of coliphage transport and photoinactivation was tested and com

SUBMITTER: Safaie A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7859910 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature