Evaluation of enrichment-free PCR-based detection on the rfbE gene of Escherichia coli O157-Application to municipal wastewater

Water Research

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1280-1286

  Bertrand, Romain ^a   Roig, Benoit ^a,b  

^a ECOLE DES MINES D ALÈS   (France)

^b CC 051 Pl E Bataillon   (France)

Author keywords

detection; E. coli O157; PCR; rfbE; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; CONTAMINATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENES; PATHOLOGY; WASTEWATER;

ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION; FECAL CONTAMINATION; PCR ASSAY;

WATER ANALYSIS;

BIOASSAY; CONTAMINATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENES; PATHOLOGY; WASTEWATER; WATER ANALYSIS;

COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DETECTION METHOD; GENE; PATHOGEN; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; EFFLUENT; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; GENE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; PATHOGENESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RFBE GENE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ANIMALIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 33847225278     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2006.11.027     Document Type: Article

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