Persistence, dissipation, and activity of Escherichia coli O157:H7 within sand and seawater environments

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 24-32

  Williams, A Prysor ^a   Avery, Lisa M ^b   Killham, Ken ^c   Jones, David L ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal waste; Bioluminescence; Pollution; Salinity; Sewage; VTEC

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; BIOLUMINESCENCE; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DISSIPATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PATHOGEN; PERSISTENCE; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; POLLUTION MONITORING; SALINITY; SAND; SEAWATER; SEWAGE; TIDAL MODELING; WATER POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; OCEAN ENVIRONMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAND; SIMULATION;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FRESH WATER; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HUMANS; MANURE; SEAWATER; SILICON DIOXIDE; SOIL POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTION;

ANIMALIA; BOS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 33947203304     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: 15746941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2006.00273.x     Document Type: Article

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