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Maite Muniesa, Juan Jofre, The contribution of induction of temperate phages to the numbers of free somatic coliphages in waters is not significant, FEMS Microbiology Letters, Volume 270, Issue 2, May 2007, Pages 272–276, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6968.2007.00676.x
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Abstract
Somatic coliphages have been proposed as indicators of water quality. But several factors have been considered a drawback for their use as indicators. We evaluated the contribution of temperate phages to the numbers of somatic coliphages detected in water by ISO (International Standards Organization) standardised methods. Prophage induction from naturally occurring bacteria was assayed with mitomycin C, ciprofloxacin and UV irradiation. Results indicate that the presence of prophages will not influence the determinations of somatic coliphages in water.