Development of a swine-specific fecal pollution marker based on host differences in methanogen mcrA genes

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 73, Issue 16, 2007, Pages 5209-5217

  Ufnar, Jennifer A ^a   Ufnar, David F ^a   Wang, Shiao Y ^a   Ellender, R D ^a  

^a The University of Southern Mississippi   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MOLECULAR MARKERS; PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS;

DNA SEQUENCES; GENES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PATHOGENS;

BIOMARKERS;

PLASMID DNA;

FECES; GENETIC MARKER; LAGOON; METHANOGENIC BACTERIUM; PHYLOGENY; SEWAGE; SLUDGE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SURFACE WATER; UNGULATE; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FECES; HOST RANGE; LAGOON; MANURE; MCRA GENE; METHANOGENIC BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PIG FARMING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOIL POLLUTION; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ANIMALS; ARCHAEAL PROTEINS; CATTLE; CHICKENS; DEER; FECES; HORSES; METHANOMICROBIALES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OXIDOREDUCTASES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEWAGE; SHEEP; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOVINAE; CERVIDAE; EQUIDAE; OVIS ARIES; SUIDAE;

EID: 34548204320     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00319-07     Document Type: Article

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