Molecular vs culture methods for the detection of bacterial faecal indicators in groundwater for human use

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 289-294

  Lleo, M M ^a   Bonato, B ^a   Tafi, M C ^a   Signoretto, C ^a   Pruzzo, C ^b   Canepari, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Environmental microbiology; Human health; Microbiological quality of waters; Molecular methods; Nonculturable bacteria

Indexed keywords

CYTOLOGY; DNA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GROUNDWATER; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WATER QUALITY;

CULTURABLE; CULTURE METHODS; E. COLI; FECAL INDICATORS; HUMAN HEALTH; MICROBIOLOGICAL QUALITY; MICROBIOLOGICAL QUALITY OF WATER; MOLECULAR METHODS; NONCULTURABLE BACTERIA; QUALITY OF WATER;

CELLS;

BACTERIAL DNA; GROUND WATER;

BACTERIUM; DETECTION METHOD; GROUNDWATER; MICROBIOLOGY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CALCULATION; DNA DETERMINATION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MICROBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SAFETY; STANDARD; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 16344394835     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2005.01666.x     Document Type: Article

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