Bather-related microbial and yeast populations in sand and seawater

Water Research

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 799-804

  Papadakis, J A ^a   Mavridou, A ^a   Richardson, S C ^b   Lampiri, M ^a   Marcelou, U ^a  

^a Athens School of Hygiene   (Greece)

^b PANTEION UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Number of swimmers; S. aureus; Sand; Seawater; Swimming; Yeasts

Indexed keywords

SEA WATER;

ARTICLE; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS; FECES MICROFLORA; MICROORGANISM; MOULD; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAND; SEASHORE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUMMER; SWIMMING; WATER QUALITY; WINTER; YEAST;

BATHER-RELATED POPULATIONS; MICROORGANISMS; RECREATIONAL WATERS; WATER QUALITY;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

COLIFORM BACTERIA; MICROBIOLOGY; SAND; YEAST;

ENTEROCOCCI; FECAL COLIFORMS;

SEAWATER;

EID: 0031107040     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(96)00377-6     Document Type: Article

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