Quantification of bacteriophages of Bacteroides fragilis in environmental water samples of Seine river

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 96, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 175-183

  Sun, Z P ^a   Levi, Y ^a   Kiene, L ^a   Dumoutier, N ^a   Lucena, F ^b  

^a CIRSEE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bacteroides fragilis phages (B. fragilis phages); Indicator; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; RIVER WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; ENTEROVIRUS; FECES; NONHUMAN; SEWAGE EFFLUENT; VIRUS DETECTION; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY;

BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; ENTEROVIRUS; UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE;

BACTERIOPHAGES; CONTAMINATION; POTABLE WATER; SEWAGE; WATER BACTERIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS;

WATER ANALYSIS;

BACTERIOPHAGE; BIOINDICATOR; ENTEROVIRUS; RIVER WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

FRANCE, SEINE RIVER;

EID: 0030616341     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026444102501     Document Type: Article

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