Elution and reconcentration of coliphages in water from positively charged membrane filters with urea-arginine phosphate buffer

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 281-286

  Jothikumar, N ^a   Cliver, Dean O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Coliphage; Concentration; Detection; Drinking water; Waste water

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; COLIPHAGE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MEMBRANE FILTER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE WATER; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ARGININE; BUFFERS; COLIPHAGES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IONS; MICROPORE FILTERS; PHOSPHATES; UREA; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030988553     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-0934(97)02195-2     Document Type: Article

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