Enumeration and speciation of enterococci found in marine and intertidal sediments and coastal water in southern California

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 598-608

  Ferguson, Donna M ^a   Moore, D F ^a   Getrich, M A ^a   Zhowandai, M H ^a  

^a Orange County Department of Public Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Beach pollution; Enterococci; Faecal indicator bacteria; Marine sediments; Water quality

Indexed keywords

BEACHES; MARINE POLLUTION; MICROFILTRATION; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SEDIMENTS; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY;

BEACH POLLUTION; COASTAL WATERS; ENTEROCOCCUS; FAECAL INDICATOR BACTERIA; INTERTIDAL SEDIMENTS; LEVEL DISTRIBUTION; MARINE SEDIMENTS; SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA; SPECIES DISTRIBUTIONS; WATER SAMPLES;

WATER QUALITY;

COASTAL WATER; MARINE SEDIMENT; POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; COASTAL WATERS; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS CASSELIFLAVUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS HIRAE; ENTEROCOCCUS MUNDTII; INTERTIDAL ZONE; MEMBRANE FILTER; NONHUMAN; RIVER; SEDIMENT; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; UNITED STATES;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS CASSELIFLAVUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS HIRAE; ENTEROCOCCUS MUNDTII;

EID: 24044477223     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2005.02660.x     Document Type: Article

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