The potential for beach sand to serve as a reservoir for Escherichia coli and the physical influences on cell die-off

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1372-1381

  Beversdorf, L J ^a   Bornstein Forst, S M ^b   McLellan, S L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b Marian University   (United States)

Author keywords

Beaches; E. coli; Faecal pollution; Sand; Survival

Indexed keywords

BEACHES; CELLS; CYTOLOGY; LAKES; MOISTURE; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; RAIN; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SAND; SEDIMENTS; WATER LEVELS; WATER POLLUTION;

BEACH SAND; DIE-OFF; E. COLI; FECAL POLLUTION; FIELD STUDIES; GREAT LAKES; LABORATORY STUDIES; SUMMER MONTHS; SURVIVAL; URBAN BEACHES;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

BACTERIUM; BEACH; COLONIZATION; FECAL COLIFORM; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; POPULATION DENSITY; SAND; SURVIVAL; URBAN AREA;

ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CELL DIVISION; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; INOCULATION; LABORATORY; MOISTURE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SAND; SEASHORE; SUMMER; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

GREAT LAKES; NORTH AMERICA;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 34247366330     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2006.03177.x     Document Type: Article

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