Distribution and seasonality of microbial indicators and thermophilic campylobacters in two freshwater bathing sites on the River Lune in northwest England

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 822-832

  Obiri Danso, K ^a   Jones, K ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; RIVER POLLUTION; RIVERS; SEDIMENTS; SEWAGE TREATMENT; WATER QUALITY;

BATHING WATER; CAMPYLOBACTERS; FAECAL STREPTOCOCCI; FECAL COLIFORM; FECAL INDICATORS; FRESH WATER; MICROBIAL INDICATORS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEASONALITY; THERMOPHILIC CAMPYLOBACTERS;

SALMONELLA;

FRESH WATER; RIVER WATER;

BIOINDICATOR; FECES; MICROORGANISM; SEASONALITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CAMPYLOBACTER LARI; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS AVIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS CASSELIFLAVUS; ENTEROCOCCUS DURANS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; NONHUMAN; SALMONELLA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ENGLAND; LUNE RIVER; UNITED KINGDOM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CAMPYLOBACTER LARI; CHARADRII; ENTEROCOCCUS AVIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS CASSELIFLAVUS; ENTEROCOCCUS DURANS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; SALMONELLA;

EID: 0033393214     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1999.00924.x     Document Type: Article

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