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SOIL BACTERIA AND COLOR PROBLEM IN DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS
Author(s) -
Victoreen Hugo T.
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1969.tb03795.x
Subject(s) - arthrobacter , bacteria , distribution (mathematics) , soil nutrients , soil bacteria , biology , genus , botany , soil water , microbiology and biotechnology , environmental science , ecology , mathematics , genetics , mathematical analysis
A genus of bacteria that can cause water discoloration within a distribution system is the soil Arthrobacter group, hitherto unrecognized as a quality problem. It needs little nutrient and is possibly symbiotic with other organisms.