A quantitative real-time PCR assay for the highly sensitive and specific detection of human faecal influence in spring water from a large alpine catchment area

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 351-356

  Reischer, G H ^a   Kasper, D C ^a   Steinborn, R ^b   Farnleitner, A H ^a   Mach, R L ^a  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Bacteroidetes; Genetic marker; Karstic spring water; Quantitative real time PCR; Source tracking; Water quality

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; DNA SEQUENCES; GROUNDWATER; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA; RUNOFF;

BACTEROIDETES; GENETIC MARKERS; HUMAN FAECAL; KARSTIC SPRING WATER; KARSTIC SPRINGS; QUANTITATIVE REAL-TIME PCR; REAL-TIME PCR; REAL-TIME PCR ASSAY; SOURCE TRACKING; SPRING WATER;

WATER QUALITY;

DNA; GROUND WATER; WATER;

BACTERIA; BIOASSAY; BIOMARKERS; CATCHMENTS; RNA; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; BIOASSAY; CATCHMENT; DETECTION METHOD; DNA; FECAL PELLET; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC MARKER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTION MONITORING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAL TIME; RNA; SPRING WATER; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; BACTEROIDES; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA PROBE; FECES ANALYSIS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER SAMPLING;

AUSTRIA; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE;

ANIMALIA; BACTEROIDETES;

EID: 33947640155     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: 1472765X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2006.02094.x     Document Type: Article

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