Quantification of microcystin-producing cyanobacteria and E. coli in water by 5′-nuclease PCR

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 825-834

  Foulds, I V ^a   Granacki, A ^a,c   Xiao, C ^a   Krull, U J ^a   Castle, A ^b   Horgen, P A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TOXIC MATERIALS; WATER QUALITY;

DIAGNOSTICS TOOLS; E. COLI; ENVIRONMENTAL WATER SAMPLES; LOW DETECTION LIMIT; MICROCYSTINS; MICROCYSTINS-PRODUCING CYANOBACTERIA; PCR DETECTION; REAL-TIME QUANTITATIVE PCR; SYNTHETASES; WATER SAMPLES;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

5' NUCLEASE; BACTERIAL ENZYME; CYANOGINOSIN; EDETIC ACID; NUCLEASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

BACTERIUM; CYANOBACTERIUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BIOFILTRATION; CYANOBACTERIUM; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DNA ISOLATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE TARGETING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WATER SAMPLING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0036431389     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2002.01772.x     Document Type: Article

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