Comparison of PCR and plaque assay for detection and enumeration of coliphage in polluted marine waters

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 4564-4566

  Rose, Joan B ^a   Zhou, Xinting ^a   Griffin, Dale W ^a   Paul, John H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE;

ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUE; ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES; COLIPHAGE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PCR; SEWAGE;

ARTICLE; COLIPHAGE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; VIRUS DETECTION; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 0030667722     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.11.4564-4566.1997     Document Type: Article

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