Intertidal sediments as reservoirs for hippurate negative campylobacters, salmonellae and faecal indicators in three EU recognised bathing waters in North West England

Water Research

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 519-527

  Obiri Danso, K ^a   Jones, K ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Campylobacter lari; Faecal coliforms; Faecal streptococci; Intertidal sediments; Urease positive thermophilic campylobacters (UPTC)

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; COLIFORM BACTERIA; SEDIMENTS; WATER BACTERIOLOGY;

BATHING WATERS; FECAL COLIFORMS; FECAL STREPTOCOCCI; INTERTIDAL SEDIMENTS; UREASE POSITIVE THERMOPHILIC CAMPYLOBACTERS (UPTC);

WATER POLLUTION;

HIPPURIC ACID; SEA WATER; UREASE;

BATHING WATERS; COASTAL SEDIMENT; FECAL COLIFORM; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

ARTICLE; BATH; CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER LARI; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUROPEAN UNION; FECES MICROFLORA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESERVOIR; SALMONELLA; SAMPLE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENT; STREPTOCOCCUS; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER QUALITY;

AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CAMPYLOBACTER LARI; CHARADRII; SALMONELLA;

EID: 0034142595     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(99)00146-3     Document Type: Article

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