Common Water-Borne Micro-Organisms
UV-C Dosage Requirements For Common Water-Borne Micro-Organisms
Viruses, Moulds, Yeasts, Protozoa, Algae, Micro-organisms at Fishersies
UV-C light can be used for disinfection of common water-borne micro-organisms. The table below indicates the most common micro-organisms found in water and the UV dose required for a 90% reduction. Contact us to discuss using UV disinfection for the inactivation of viruses, moulds, yeasts, protozoa and algae of concern to you.
Link to common water-borne bacteria
Micro-organism |
Required UV Dose |
Micro-organism |
Required UV Dose |
VIRUSES | MOULDS | ||
Adenovirus type 3 | 1-2 | Aspergilus amstelodami | 66-70 |
Adenovirus type 40 | 52-55 | Aspergillus flavus | 40-100 |
Bacteriophage (E.coli virus) | 2-3 | Aspergillus glaucus | 44 |
Coliphage | 1-4 | Aspergillus niger | 44-132 |
Coxsackie virus A9 | 12 | Cladosporium herbarum | 30-70 |
Coxsackie virus B1 | 15-16 | Fungi from manure, soil | 120 |
Echovirus 1 | 11 | Fusarium | 25-35 |
Echovirus 11 | 12 | Mucor mucedo | 50-70 |
Enterovirus | 4-35 | Mucor racemosus A | 17 |
Feline calicivirus | 7-8 | Mucor racemosus B | 17 |
Hepatitis A virus | 4 | Mucor ramosissimus | 17 |
Hepatitis B virus | 3-11 | Olpidium | 35 |
Infectious hepatitus virus | 5-8 | Oospara lactis | 5 |
Influenza virus | 2-4 | Penicillium chrysogenum | 30-50 |
IHN-virus | 2 | Penicillium digitatum | 29-100 |
ILA-virus | 4 | Penicillium expansum | 13 |
IPN-virus | 120 | Penicillium roqueforti | 13 |
MS2 coliphage | 19-28 | Phytophtora | 35 |
Poliovirus | 3-7 | Pythium | 35 |
Poliovirus 1 | 7-11 | Rhizopus nigricans | 110-200 |
Poliovirus 2 | 12 | Scopulariopsis brevucaulis | 30-80 |
Poliovirus 3 | 10 | Verticillium | 35 |
Staphylococcus aureus phage A994 | 10 | PROTOZOA | |
Reovirus 1 | 15-16 | Acanthamoeba castellini; | 34 |
Rotavirus | 6 | Chorella vulgarus | 7-14 |
RotavirusSAH | 6-9 | Cryptosporidium parvum oocyst | 2 |
Tabacco mosaic virus | 75 | Giardia lamblia, cyst | 2 |
YEASTS | Giardia muris | 2 | |
Bakers yeast | 4 | Nematoda | 115-135 |
Brewers yeast | 10 | Nematoda eggs | 31-51 |
Cake yeast | 4-5 | Paramecium species | 64-200 |
Gunger yeast | 19 | ALGAE | |
Pichia | 35 | Blue algea | 300-600 |
Saccharomyces carlsbergensis | 10 | Chlorella vulgaris | 14 |
Saccharomyces cerevisiae | 6 | Green algea | 300-600 |
Saccharomyces ellipsoideus | 4-6 | Phytoplankton | 35-100 |
Saccharomyces sake | 8-9 | Diatoms | 45 |
Saccharomyces turpidans | 9 | Flagellates | 70-75 |
Saccharomyces uvarum | 3-4 | Dinoflagellates | 100-150 |
Saccharomyces willianus | 34 | ||
Torula spaerica | 2-3 | ||
Yeast, in general | 4-6 | ||
MICRO-ORGANISMS AT FISHERIES | |||
Chilodonella cyprini | 1000 | ||
Cryptcaryon irritans | 800 | ||
Fungi (typical) | 24 | ||
Ichthyophthirius species | 100-336 | ||
Ichthyophthirius (white spot) | 40 | ||
Infectious pcmorcatio noorooie (IPN) | 60 | ||
Oodinium ocellatum | 35 | ||
Paramecium species | 200 | ||
Saprolegnia species | 10-35 | ||
Sarcina lutea | 27 | ||
Trichodina nigra | 159 | ||
Viral hemorrhagic sepricaemia (VHS) | 10 |