Virulence and risk from drinking water of heterotrophic plate count bacteria in human population groups

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 255-263

  Edberg, Stephen C ^a   Allen, Martin J ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b AWWA Research Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

Drinking water; Heterotrophic plate count bacteria; Infection

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ECOLOGICAL NICHE; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUROPE; FECES ANALYSIS; FLORA; FOOD; GASTROENTERITIS; HEALTH HAZARD; HETEROTROPHY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PLATE COUNT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CULTURE MEDIA; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; VIRULENCE; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 2442419146     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2003.08.012     Document Type: Conference Paper

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