Occurrence and levels of indicator bacteriophages in bathing waters throughout Europe

Water Research

Volumn 36, Issue 20, 2002, Pages 4963-4974

  Contreras Coll, N ^a   Lucena, F ^a   Mooijman, K ^b   Havelaar, A ^b   Pierzo, V ^c   Boque, M ^d   Gawler, A ^e   Holler C ^f   Lambiri, M ^g   Mirolo, G ^h   Moreno, B ⁱ   Niemi, M ^j   Sommer, R ^k   Valentin, B ^l   Wiedenmann, A ^m   Young, V ⁿ   Jofre, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^c INSTITUT PASTEUR DE LILLE   (France)

^d Agricultura i Pesca   (Spain)

^e ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

^g NATIONAL SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Greece)

^h ARPA Sezione Provinciale Di Ferrara   (Italy)

ⁱ Laboratorio De Salud Publica Laboratorio De Microbiologia   (Spain)

^j FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^k UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^l Institut Bouisson Bertrand   (France)

^m UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

ⁿ Public Analyst's Laboratory   (Ireland)

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Author keywords

Bacterial indicators; Bathing water; F specific phages; Phages of Bact. fragilis; Somatic coliphages

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; RNA; SEAWATER; SEWAGE;

BATHING WATER;

BACTERIOPHAGES;

WATER;

BATHING WATER; PATHOGEN; POLLUTION MONITORING; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; BATH; COLIPHAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUROPE; MONITORING; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SEWAGE; SPRING; SUMMER; WATER ANALYSIS;

EUROPE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE;

EID: 18644367381     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(02)00229-4     Document Type: Article

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