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Applied and Environmental Microbiology, November 2005, p. 7562-7566, Vol. 71, No. 11
0099-2240/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/AEM.71.11.7562-7566.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

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Occurrence of Listeria spp. in Effluents of French Urban Wastewater Treatment Plants

Delphine Paillard,1,3 Véronique Dubois,1 Rodolphe Thiebaut,2 Fany Nathier,1 Emilie Hoogland,1 Pierre Caumette,3 and Claudine Quentin1*

Laboratoire de Microbiologie, UFR des Sciences Pharmaceutiques, EA 525, Université de Bordeaux 2, Bordeaux, France,1 INSERM E0338 Biostatistiques, Institut de Santé Publique, d'Epidémiologie et du Développement, Université de Bordeaux 2, Bordeaux, France,2 Laboratoire d'Ecologie Moléculaire, Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, Pau, France3

Received 21 December 2005/ Accepted 16 June 2005

Listeria spp. were found in most treated waters (84.4%) and raw sludge (89.2%) of six French urban wastewater treatment plants and one composting facility, examined monthly over a 1-year period. Most strains belonged to Listeria monocytogenes, serotypes 4b/4e being predominant. Sludge composting and liming reduced or prevented Listeria contamination.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Laboratoire de Microbiologie, U.F.R. des Sciences Pharmaceutiques, Université de Bordeaux 2, 146 rue Léo Saignat, 33076 Bordeaux Cedex, France. Phone: (33) 5 57 57 10 75. Fax: (33) 5 56 90 90 72. E-mail: claudine.quentin{at}bacterio.u-bordeaux2.fr.

Applied and Environmental Microbiology, November 2005, p. 7562-7566, Vol. 71, No. 11
0099-2240/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/AEM.71.11.7562-7566.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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