Phenotypic library-based microbial source tracking methods: Efficacy in the California collaborative study

Journal of Water and Health

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 153-166

  Harwood, Valerie J ^a   Wiggins, Bruce ^b   Hagedorn, Charles ^c   Ellender, R D ^d   Gooch, Jan ^e   Kern, James ^f   Samadpour, Mansour ^g   Chapman, Annie C H ^c   Robinson, Brian J ^d   Thompson, Brian C ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^e CENTER FOR COASTAL ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND BIOMOLECULAR RESEARCH   (United States)

^f Maptech Inc   (United States)

^g Institute for Environmental Health   (United States)

Author keywords

E.coli; Enterococcus; Fecal coliform; Fecal pollution; Indicator organism; Water quality

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BIRD; CATTLE; DOG; DRUG EFFECT; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROCOCCUS; FECES; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; SEWAGE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STREPTOCOCCUS; UNITED STATES; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; CALIFORNIA; CATTLE; DOGS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROCOCCUS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FECES; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PHENOTYPE; SEWAGE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCUS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 2642548452     PISSN: 14778920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wh.2003.0018     Document Type: Article

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