A genus of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria that occurs singly, in pairs, or in short chains. Its organisms are found in fresh water and sewage and are pathogenic to humans, frogs, and fish.
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Seawater
The salinated water of OCEANS AND SEAS that provides habitat for marine organisms.
Refuse liquid or waste matter carried off by sewers.
Sludge,Sludge Flocs
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USSR
A country located from the Baltic and Black seas to the Pacific Ocean and, for a time including 15 Soviet Socialist Republics. The capital was Moscow.
Soviet Union,Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
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Water Microbiology
The presence of bacteria, viruses, and fungi in water. This term is not restricted to pathogenic organisms.
Microbiology, Water
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Water Supply
Means or process of supplying water (as for a community) usually including reservoirs, tunnels, and pipelines and often the watershed from which the water is ultimately drawn. (Webster, 3d ed)