Sources of Escherichia coli in a coastal subtropical environment

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 230-237

  Solo Gabriele, Helena M ^a   Wolfert, Melinda A ^a,c   Desmarais, Timothy R ^a   Palmer, Carol J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FECAL COLIFORM; PROVENANCE; RIVER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; SAMPLING; SEASHORE; SOIL POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

FLORIDA; FORT LAUDERDALE; UNITED STATES;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0033986005     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.66.1.230-237.2000     Document Type: Article

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