A PCR marker for detection in surface waters of faecal pollution derived from ducks

Water Research

Volumn 41, Issue 16, 2007, Pages 3553-3560

  Devane, Megan L ^a   Robson, Beth ^a   Nourozi, Fariba ^a   Scholes, Paula ^a   Gilpin, Brent J ^a  

^a ESR Christchurch Science Centre   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bacterial source tracking; Duck; Faeces; PCR; Pollution; Wildfowl

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; EFFLUENTS; GENES; RNA;

BACTERIAL SOURCE TRACKING; DUCK; FAECAL POLLUTION; FAECAL TAXATION; POLLUTION SOURCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WILDFOWL;

POLLUTION CONTROL;

SURFACE WATER;

BACTERIA; EFFLUENTS; GENES; POLLUTION CONTROL; RNA;

BACTERIUM; DETECTION METHOD; FECAL COLIFORM; FECES; PHENOTYPE; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SURFACE WATER; TRACKING; WATER POLLUTION; WATERFOWL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DAIRY CATTLE; DESULFOVIBRIO; DNA EXTRACTION; DUCK; EFFLUENT; FECES ANALYSIS; GOAT; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA SEQUENCE; SHEEP; WATER POLLUTION;

ANAS; ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRANTA CANADENSIS; CAPRA HIRCUS; DESULFOVIBRIO; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 34547427951     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2007.06.043     Document Type: Article

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