Open AccessApplication of bacteriophage cocktails for reducing the bacterial load of nosocomial pathogens in hospital wastewater
Author(s) -
Sara Sadeqi,
Abdolrazagh Hashemi Shahraki,
Farhad Nikkhahi,
Amir Javadi,
Seyed Mahmoud Amin Marashi
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
iranian journal of microbiology.
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.37
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 2008-4447
pISSN - 2008-3289
DOI - 10.18502/ijm.v14i3.9782
Subject(s) - bacteria , wastewater , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteriophage , effluent , pathogenic bacteria , sewage , phage therapy , biology , environmental science , escherichia coli , environmental engineering , biochemistry , genetics , gene
In the third world and developing countries, hospital sewage is mixed with municipal wastewater. The treated effluent contains dangerous bacteria released into the environment and used in the irrigation of agricultural products, and eventually these bacteria may endanger the human health through foods. Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are mostly found in hospital wastewater. In water and wastewater treatment plants, large amounts of toxic and polluting substances are removed and destroyed, but this process does not eliminate bacteria.