Longitudinal study of microbial diversity and seasonality in the Mexico City metropolitan area water supply system

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 71, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 5129-5137

  Mazari Hiriart, Marisa ^a   López Vidal, Yolanda ^b   Ponce De León, Sergio ^c   Calva, Juan José ^c   Rojo Callejas, Francisco ^d   Castillo Rojas, Gonzalo ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS Y NUTRICIÓN SALVADOR ZUBIRÁN   (Mexico)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CONTAMINATION; GROUNDWATER; NITRATES; PH EFFECTS; POTABLE WATER;

FECAL CONTAMINATION; MEXICO CITY METROPOLITAN AREA (MCMA); MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; TRIHALOMETHANES (THM);

MICROBIOLOGY;

BROMODICHLOROMETHANE; CHLORINE; CHLOROFORM; GROUND WATER; INORGANIC COMPOUND; NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; TRIHALOMETHANE;

AQUIFER; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; SEASONALITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; WATER SUPPLY;

AQUIFER; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISINFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MEXICO; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; RURAL AREA; SEASONAL VARIATION; STREPTOCOCCUS; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; VIBRIO; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

BACTERIA; CHLORINE; CITIES; DISINFECTANTS; FRESH WATER; MEXICO; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEASONS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TIME FACTORS; TRIHALOMETHANES; VARIATION (GENETICS); WATER POLLUTION; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY;

FEDERAL DISTRICT [MEXICO]; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; MEXICO CITY; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HELICOBACTER PYLORI; VIBRIO;

EID: 25144480286     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.71.9.5129-5137.2005     Document Type: Article

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