Potential of Enterococcus faecalis as a human fecal indicator for microbial source tracking

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1286-1293

  Wheeler, Andrea L ^a   Hartel, Peter G ^a   Godfrey, Dominique G ^a   Hill, Jennifer L ^a   Segars, William I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONTAMINATION; HAZARDS; WATERSHEDS;

RIBOTYPING;

BACTERIA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; RESERVOIR; SAMPLING; SEPTIC TANK; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED; ANIMAL; DOG; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FECES; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; RIBOTYPING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMALIA; ANSER SP.; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS TAURUS; BRANTA CANADENSIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CERVIDAE; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS DURANS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS GALLINARUM; GALLUS GALLUS; SUS SCROFA;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DOGS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FECES; HUMANS; RIBOTYPING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANTS;

EID: 0036628885     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2002.1286     Document Type: Article

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