Inactivation of Resistant Mycobacteria mucogenicum in Water： Chlorine Resistance and Mechanism Analysis

• Published in: Biomedical and environmental sciences Vol. 25; no. 2; pp. 230 - 237
• Main Authors: CHEN, Yu Qiao, CHEN, Chao, ZHANG, Xiao Jian, ZHENG, Qi, LIU, Yuan Yuan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: China Elsevier B.V 01.04.2012; School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
• Subjects: cell membranes; China; chlorine; Chlorine - pharmacology; Chlorine consumption; chlorine dioxide; Chlorine inactivation; disinfectants; disinfection; drinking water; hydrophilicity; Lipid assay; long chain saturated fatty acids; M. mucogenicum; Mechanism; Mycobacterium - drug effects; saturated fatty acids; water distribution; Water Microbiology; 含氯消毒剂; 机理分析; 活水; 细胞结构分析; 结核分枝杆菌; 耐氯; 金黄色葡萄球菌; 饱和脂肪酸; China; Lipid assay; Chlorine inactivation; Chlorine consumption; M. mucogenicum; Mechanism
• ISSN: 0895-3988; 2214-0190
• DOI: 10.3967/0895-3988.2012.02.016

Objective To better understand the mechanism of chlorine resistance of mycobacteria and evaluate the efficiency of various disinfection processes.Methods Inactivation experiments of one strain Mycobacteria mucogenicum,isolated from a drinking water distribution system in South China were conducted w...