Bacteriophages as indicators of pollution

Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 299-335

  Armon, R ^a   Kott, Y ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

bacteriophage; index; indicator; pollution; water

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; POLLUTION CONTROL; VIRUS DETECTION; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION;

PROTOZOA; UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE;

EID: 0029731406     PISSN: 10643389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10643389609388494     Document Type: Article

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