Simple and rapid F+ coliphage culture, latex agglutination, and typing assay to detect and source track fecal contamination

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 73, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 4110-4118

  Love, David C ^a   Sobsey, Mark D ^a  

^a University of North Carolina   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DETECTION REAGENT; FECAL INDICATOR TESTS; LATEX AGGLUTINATION; POLYMERIC BEADS;

ANTIBODIES; BIOASSAY; CELL CULTURE; NUCLEIC ACIDS; WATER QUALITY;

WATER TREATMENT;

ANTIBODY; POLYMER; POLYSTYRENE; REAGENT; WATER;

ANTIBODY; ASSAY; DNA; FECAL COLIFORM; HYBRIDIZATION; IMMUNOASSAY; NUCLEIC ACID ANALYSIS; POLLUTION MONITORING; RNA; WASTE TREATMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ADSORPTION; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE TYPING; BACTERIUM CULTURE; COLIPHAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECAL COLIFORM; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY;

BACTERIOPHAGE TYPING; BASE SEQUENCE; COLIPHAGES; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, VIRAL; F FACTOR; FECES; HUMANS; LATEX FIXATION TESTS; LEVIVIRUS; PHYLOGENY; VIRUS CULTIVATION; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 34447550867     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02546-06     Document Type: Article

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