Usefulness of bacteriophages infecting bacteroides fragilis as index microorganisms of remote faecal pollution

Water Research

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 2812-2816

  Lucena, F ^a   Araujo, R ^a   Jofre, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Bacteriophages; Bacteroides fragilis; Coliphages; Enterovirus; Faecal; Groundwater; Indicators; Sediments

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BACTERIOPHAGES; BIOMARKERS; GROUNDWATER; IMPURITIES; SEDIMENTS; SEWAGE;

BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; COLIPHAGES; ENTEROVIRUS; FAECAL POLLUTION;

WATER POLLUTION;

GROUND WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; ENTEROVIRUS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; ENTEROVIRUS; UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE;

EID: 0030297992     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(96)00193-5     Document Type: Article

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