Isolation and Characterization of Bacteriophages Infecting Nocardioforms in Wastewater Treatment Plant
Joint Authors
Pal, Preeti
Paunikar, Waman N.
Chandekar, Rajshree H.
Khairnar, Krishna
Source
Biotechnology Research International
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-07-22
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
Activated sludge plants (ASP) are associated with the stable foaming problem worldwide.
Apart from the physical and chemical treatment methods, biological treatment method has been least explored and may prove to be a novel and ecofriendly approach to tackle the problem of stable foam formation.
In ASP Nocardia species are commonly found and are one of the major causes for forming sticky and stable foam.
This study describes the isolation and characterization of three Nocardia bacteriophages NOC1, NOC2, and NOC3 for the control of Nocardia species.
The bacteriophages isolated in this study have shown promising results in controlling foam producing bacterial growth under laboratory conditions, suggesting that it may prove useful in the field as an alternative biocontrol agent to reduce the foaming problem.
To the best of our knowledge to date no work has been published from India related to biological approach for the control of foaming.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Khairnar, Krishna& Pal, Preeti& Chandekar, Rajshree H.& Paunikar, Waman N.. 2014. Isolation and Characterization of Bacteriophages Infecting Nocardioforms in Wastewater Treatment Plant. Biotechnology Research International،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-449922
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Khairnar, Krishna…[et al.]. Isolation and Characterization of Bacteriophages Infecting Nocardioforms in Wastewater Treatment Plant. Biotechnology Research International No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-449922
American Medical Association (AMA)
Khairnar, Krishna& Pal, Preeti& Chandekar, Rajshree H.& Paunikar, Waman N.. Isolation and Characterization of Bacteriophages Infecting Nocardioforms in Wastewater Treatment Plant. Biotechnology Research International. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-449922
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-449922