Survival of various ERIC-genotypes of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in well water

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 177, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 367-382

  Watterworth, Leigh ^a   Rosa, Bruce ^a   Schraft, Heidi ^a   Topp, Edward ^b   Leung, Kam Tin ^a  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

ERIC genotype; Shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli; Survival; Well water

Indexed keywords

CELLS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENES; POPULATION STATISTICS;

ERIC-GENOTYPE; WELL WATER;

WATER ANALYSIS;

SHIGA TOXIN; WELL WATER;

CELLS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENES; POPULATION STATISTICS; WATER ANALYSIS;

COLIFORM BACTERIUM; GENOTYPE; MICROCOSM; SURVIVAL; TOXIN; WELL WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; CELL DENSITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENOTYPE; NONHUMAN; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER SAMPLING;

ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 33845507556     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: 15732932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-006-9179-x     Document Type: Article

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