Taxonomical changes in intestinal (faecal) enterococci and streptococci: Consequences on their use as indicators of faecal contamination in drinking water

Journal of Applied Bacteriology

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 459-466

  Leclerc, H ^a,b,c   Devriese, L A ^a,b,c   Mossel, D A A ^a,b,c  

^a UNIV LILLE   (France)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CONTAMINATION;

FAECAL STREPTOCOCCI; FECAL CONTAMINATION; FECAL ENTEROCOCCI;

POTABLE WATER;

DRINKING WATER;

CLASSIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS; FECES; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; STREPTOCOCCUS; TAXONOMY; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ENTEROCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 0029827889     PISSN: 00218847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1996.tb03533.x     Document Type: Review

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