Inactivation of E. coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae by addition of HO 10 mg L into natural well water samples containing natural total iron concentrations (around 0.3 mg L) under simulated solar light was followed by bacterial culturability (plate count) and viability (DVC-FISH). Results showed that culturability of both bacteria was totally reduced while viability was only completely depleted for E. coli in well water samples depending of total iron concentration. Post-irradiation effects in presence of residual HO showed that viability of both bacteria kept dropping being totally reduced for E. coli cells while K. pneumoniae decreased only 1-log. SEM micrographs showed that E. coli and K. pneumoniae cells underwent morphological changes and size reduction according to VBNC states. Different dark and photo-induced processes where physical-chemical features of groundwater samples play an important role could be responsible of bacteria abatement.
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