Characteristics of marine aggregates in shallow-water ecosystems: Implications for disease ecology

EcoHealth

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 406-420

  Lyons, M Maille ^a   Lau, Yuk Ting ^b   Carden, Wade E ^b   Ward, J Evan ^a   Roberts, Steven B ^c   Smolowitz, Roxanna ^d   Vallino, Joseph ^d   Allam, Bassem ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic pathogens; Enrichment factors; Marine snow; Mesophilic pathogenic bacteria; Risk based surveillance; Water quality

Indexed keywords

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CLAM; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HABITAT; MYCOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; OYSTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; UNITED STATES; VIBRIO ALGINOLYTICUS; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BIVALVIA; CORYNEBACTERINEAE; CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MERCENARIA MERCENARIA; OSTREIDAE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; VIBRIO; VIBRIO ALGINOLYTICUS; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS;

EID: 37349060599     PISSN: 16129202     EISSN: 16129210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10393-007-0134-0     Document Type: Article

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