The use of chemical and molecular microbial indicators for faecal source identification

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 39-43

  Gilpin, Brent ^a   James, T ^b   Nourozi, F ^a   Saunders, D ^a   Scholes, P ^a   Savill, M ^a  

^a ESR Christchurch Science Centre   (New Zealand)

^b West Coast Regional Council   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bacteroides; Bifidobacterium; Faecal source identification; Faecal sterols; Fluorescent whitening agents; Rhodococcus

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; CELL CULTURE; INDICATORS (CHEMICAL); RIVERS;

MOLECULAR ASSAYS;

WATER POLLUTION;

CHOLESTEROL; COPROSTEROL; RIVER WATER; STEROL DERIVATIVE;

BACTERIUM; INDICATOR; MICROBIAL POLLUTANT; RIVER; SOURCE; WATER QUALITY;

ASSAY; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTEROIDES; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CONFERENCE PAPER; FECES; FECES ANALYSIS; HYBRIDIZATION; MICROBIAL IDENTIFICATION; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POND; RHODOCOCCUS; RIVER; SEPTIC TANK; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER POLLUTION INDICATOR;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTEROIDES; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; INDICATOR INDICATOR; RHODOCOCCUS;

EID: 0345269728     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2003.0155     Document Type: Conference Paper

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