Scrub Sinks Harbor Potential Danger

Fitzwater, Janet

doi:10.1016/s0001-2092(08)70004-8

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“…In addition to allowing colonization by S. aureus, faucet aerator screens are also known to be the focal point for the colonization of opportunistic pathogens of other bacterial genera. For example, Cross et al demonstrated that Pseudomonas species could be isolated from water on faucet aerators (8), and others have isolated Flavobacterium species (10,12). Frequent cleaning of faucet screens, flushing of storage tanks, and, in cases of severe contamination, intermittent chlorination of rural water supplies would help eliminate various contaminants from the water and therefore lower the possibility of waterborne illness.…”

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Staphylococcus aureus in rural drinking water

LeChevallier¹,

Seidler²

1980

Appl Environ Microbiol

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Coagulase-positive Staphylococcus aureus was isolated from over 6% of 320 rural drinking water specimens. Well water was the most common source examined. The presence of S. aureus was not found to correlate with the presence of coliform bacteria. Strains of Staphylococcus that produced enterotoxin A were found in 40% of the samples containing S. aureus. Additional studies showed that faucet aerator screens were common sources of high cell densities of S. aureus.

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Staphylococcus aureus in rural drinking water

LeChevallier¹,

Seidler²

1980

Appl Environ Microbiol

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The Necessity of Controlling Bacterial Populations in Potable Waters: Community Water Supply

Geldreich¹,

Nash²,

Reasoner³

et al. 1972

Journal AWWA

148

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The waters in some of the community water‐supply systems in the US often contain a myriad of microorganisms that carry past the disinfection barrier. Although the majority of those that survive and flourish are not pathogenic, the situation presents a potential danger. Here is an article on the sort of organisms that contribute to the trouble, with a description of factors relating to propagation of the species.

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Evaluating mediums and plating techniques for enumerating bacteria in water distribution systems

Means¹,

Hanami²,

Ridgway³

et al. 1981

Journal AWWA

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Two drinking water distribution systems, one containing chlorinated surface water, the other unchlorinated groundwater, were sampled bimonthly from June 1978 through September 1979 to evaluate mediums and plating techniques for bacterial enumeration. Both total and pigmented bacterial colonies were counted by using several different mediums at 20" C and 35" C incubation conditions with both the spread plate and pour plate methods. Results showed the pour plate method to be inferior to the spread plate method for the enumeration of total and pigmented bacteria in both distribution systems.

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Scrub Sinks Harbor Potential Danger

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Staphylococcus aureus in rural drinking water

Staphylococcus aureus in rural drinking water

The Necessity of Controlling Bacterial Populations in Potable Waters: Community Water Supply

Evaluating mediums and plating techniques for enumerating bacteria in water distribution systems

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