Evaluation of F-RNA coliphages as indicators of viruses and the source of faecal pollution

Water SA

Volumn 28, Issue SPEC. ISS., 2002, Pages 86-91

  Sundram, A ^a   Donnelly, L ^a   Ehlers, M M ^b   Vrey, A ^b   Grabow, W O K ^b   Bailey, I W ^a  

^a Umgeni Water   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; RNA; VIRUSES;

PATHOGENS;

WATER POLLUTION;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; BIOINDICATOR; PATHOGEN; POLLUTANT SOURCE; VIRUS; WATER POLLUTION;

SOUTH AFRICA;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; POLIOVIRUS; UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE;

EID: 0036991343     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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