Evaluation of microbiological quality of coastal waters in Greece

Journal of Water and Health

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 371-380

  Vantarakis, A C ^a   Tsibouxi, A ^b   Venieri, D ^b   Komninou, G ^b   Athanassiadou, A ^b   Papapetropoulou, M ^b  

^a DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Bacterial indicators; Bacteriophages; Greece; Seawater; Viruses

Indexed keywords

SEA WATER;

ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FECES; GREECE; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SWIMMING; VIRUS;

BATHING BEACHES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FECES; GREECE; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEAWATER; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; VIRUSES; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 33646200152     PISSN: 14778920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wh.2005.045     Document Type: Article

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