Sunlight inactivation of fecal bacteriophages and bacteria in sewage- polluted seawater

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 65, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 3605-3613

  Sinton, Lester W ^a   Finlay, Rochelle K ^b   Lynch, Philippa A ^a  

^a ESR Christchurch Science Centre   (New Zealand)

^b INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLIFORM BACTERIA; MARINE POLLUTION; RADIATION EFFECTS; RNA; SOLAR RADIATION; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

FECAL BACTERIOPHAGES; SOMATIC COLIPHAGES; SUNLIGHT INACTIVATION;

BACTERIOLOGY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; COLIPHAGE; ENTEROCOCCUS; FECES MICROFLORA; NONHUMAN; SEA POLLUTION; SEWAGE; SOLAR RADIATION; VIRUS INACTIVATION;

BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS;

EID: 0032812082     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.65.8.3605-3613.1999     Document Type: Article

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