Occurrence of male-specific bacteriophage in feral and domestic animal wastes, human feces, and human-associated wastewaters

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 64, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 5027-5029

  Calci, Kevin R ^a,b,c   Burkhardt III, William ^a   Watkins, William D ^b   Rippey, Scott R ^a  

^a U S PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^c CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; DENSITY; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FECES; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; SEWAGE; WASTE WATER;

ANAS; ANIMALIA; ANSER; BOS TAURUS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CAPRA HIRCUS; EQUIDAE; GALLUS GALLUS; OVIS ARIES; SUIDAE; UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE;

EID: 0031767751     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.64.12.5027-5029.1998     Document Type: Article

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