Enteroviruses and bacteriophages in bathing waters

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 71, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 6838-6844

  Mocé Llivina, Laura ^a   Lucena, Francisco ^a   Jofre, Juan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOPHAGES; SEAWATER; SEWAGE; VIRUSES;

BATHING WATERS; ENTEROVIRUSES; SOMATIC COLIPHAGES;

BACTERIA;

SEA WATER;

BACTERIOPHAGE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTEROIDES THETAIOTAOMICRON; COLIPHAGE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; COXSACKIE VIRUS; ECHO VIRUS; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROVIRUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPAIN; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS SURVIVAL; WATER SAMPLING;

BACTERIOPHAGES; COLIPHAGES; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROVIRUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; RECREATION; RNA PHAGES; SEAWATER; SPAIN; VIRUS CULTIVATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTEROIDES; BACTEROIDES THETAIOTAOMICRON; COXSACKIEVIRUS; ECHOVIRUS; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROVIRUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; RNA PHAGE;

EID: 32044433974     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.71.11.6838-6844.2005     Document Type: Article

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