Phages of enteric bacteria in fresh water with different levels of faecal pollution

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 281-286

  Araujo, R M ^a   Puig, A ^a   Lasobras, J ^a   Lucena, F ^a   Jofre, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WATER; WATER POLLUTION;

% REDUCTIONS; COLIPHAGES; ENTERIC BACTERIA; FECAL POLLUTION; FRESH WATER; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENTS; HIGHLY-CORRELATED; SOMATIC COLIPHAGES; WATER SAMPLES;

BACTERIOPHAGES;

ARTICLE; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; COLIPHAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES; NONHUMAN; SPAIN; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 0031009250     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1997.00354.x     Document Type: Article

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