Identification of Escherichia coli from groups A, B1, B2 and D in drinking water in Brazil

Journal of Water and Health

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 323-327

  Orsi, Renato H ^a   Stoppe, Nancy C ^b   Sato, Maria Inês Z ^b   Ottoboni, Laura M M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b Companhia de Technologia de Saneamento Ambiental ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Drinking water; Escherichia coli; Phylogenetic groups

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; MINERAL WATER; RIVER WATER;

COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DRINKING WATER; FECAL COLIFORM; PHYLOGENETICS; WATER QUALITY; WATERBORNE DISEASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RIVER; SPRING; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING;

BRAZIL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FRESH WATER; HUMANS; WATER SUPPLY;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 34250633630     PISSN: 14778920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wh.2007.028     Document Type: Article

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