Use of plaque assay to detect enteric viruses in a rural watershed

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 845-849

  Brenner, Fred J ^a   Brenner, Elaine K ^b   Schwartz, Todd E ^a  

^a GROVE CITY COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSAYS; COLIFORM BACTERIA; DRAINAGE; SAMPLING; SOILS; VIRUSES; WETLANDS;

BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; ENTERIC VIRUSES; PLAQUE ASSAY; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

WATERSHEDS;

ARTICLE; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; ENTERIC VIRUS; NONHUMAN; RURAL AREA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SEPTIC TANK; VIRUS DETECTION; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING;

AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; MAMMALIA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 0032912371     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq1999.00472425002800030015x     Document Type: Article

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