Assessment of sources and diversity of male-specific coliphages for source tracking

Environmental Engineering Science

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 367-377

  Long, Sharon C ^a   El Khoury, Samar S ^b   Oudejans, Sjon J G ^c   Sobsey, Mark D ^c   Vinjé, Jan ^c  

^a University of Massachusetts   (United States)

^b CAROLLO ENGINEERS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Male specific coliphages; Source tracking

Indexed keywords

DNA; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; MICROORGANISMS; SOLID WASTES;

COLIPHAGES; PATHOGENS; WATER PROTECTIONS; WATERSHED MANAGERS;

WATERSHEDS;

ARTICLE; COLIPHAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DNA ISOLATION; FECES; MICROBIAL POPULATION DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; RNA ISOLATION; SEROTYPE; UNITED STATES; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT;

ANIMALIA; AVES;

EID: 17444383500     PISSN: 10928758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ees.2005.22.367     Document Type: Article

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