Research and characterization of pathogenic vibrios from bathing water along the Conero Riviera (Central Italy)

Water Research

Volumn 41, Issue 18, 2007, Pages 4031-4040

  Masini, L ^a   De Grandis, G ^b   Principi, F ^b   Mengarelli, C ^b   Ottaviani, D ^a  

^a Italian Reference Center for Microbiological and Chemical Control on Shellfish State Veterinary Inst   (Italy)

^b Regional Environmental Agency for the Marches (ARPAM) Marine Department   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bathing water; Conero Riviera; ctx; Cytotoxicity; tdh; trh; Vibrios

Indexed keywords

CYTOTOXICITY; GENES; LIPASES; PATHOGENS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRAIN;

BATHING WATER; CONERO RIVIERA; MEMBRANE FILTER METHOD;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

CYTOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; GENES; LIPASES; PATHOGENS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRAIN;

BACTERIUM; BATHING WATER; PATHOGENICITY; TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; HYDROLOGY; ITALY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; VIBRIO; VIBRIO ALGINOLYTICUS; VIBRIO HARVEYI; WATER ANALYSIS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

VIBRIO; VIBRIO ALGINOLYTICUS; VIBRIO HARVEYI; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS;

EID: 34548684350     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2007.05.003     Document Type: Article

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