Incidence of the enterococcal surface protein (esp) gene in human and animal fecal sources

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 17, 2007, Pages 6090-6095

  Whitman, Richard L ^a   Przybyla Kelly, Katarzyna ^a   Shively, Dawn A ^a   Byappanahalli, Muruleedhara N ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; GENES; SEWAGE; STATISTICAL METHODS; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ANIMAL FECAL SOURCES; CLINICAL RESEARCH;

PROTEINS;

MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; GENES; PROTEINS; SEWAGE; STATISTICAL METHODS; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; FECES; GENE EXPRESSION; PATHOGEN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN; RESEARCH WORK; SONGBIRD;

ANIMAL GENETICS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ESP GENE; FECES ANALYSIS; GENE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEWAGE; WASTE; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FECES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEWAGE; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ANIMALIA; ANSER; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CERVIDAE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; MUS; PROCYON;

EID: 34548598402     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es070817t     Document Type: Article

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