[Distribution of microorganisms lysing Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus in the system of sewage...

The regularities of lytic microorganisms distribution in domestic sewage have been studied. A reproduction of mesophilic gram-negative bacteria producing lytic substances against Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus has been shown to take place at mechanical cleaning stages. In the primary sediment trap the number and the relative content of microorganisms lysing P. aeruginosa at mean temperature and the number of microorganisms lysing S. aureus are maximum. The number of gram-positive sporogenous bacteria lysing P. aeruginosa under conditions close to thermophilic does not change considerably till the secondary sediment trap and remains comparatively high. Certain stages of purification can be regarded as a source of microorganisms producing lytic substances.