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. 1970 Aug;20(2):187-91.
doi: 10.1128/am.20.2.187-191.1970.

Distribution of coliphages in Hong Kong sewage

T S Dhillon, Y S Chan, S M Sun, W S Chau

Distribution of coliphages in Hong Kong sewage

T S Dhillon et al. Appl Microbiol. 1970 Aug.

Abstract

Coliphage content of sewage collected from 11 different localities in Hong Kong was determined. The number of plaque-forming units (PFU) ranged from 0.036 x 10(3) to 15.9 x 10(3) per ml. In general, urban sewage tended to be richer than rural sewage both in PFU count as well as plaque morphological variation. Seventy-seven isolates were subjected to a host range study. Fifty per cent of these were able to grow on Escherichia coli K-12 as well as E. coli B. Approximately 32% were found to be male specific, and the remaining 18% were K-12 specific although sex-indifferent.

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