Evaluation of Bacteroides markers for the detection of human faecal pollution

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 237-242

  Ahmed, W ^a,b   Stewart, J ^a   Powell, D ^b   Gardner, T ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bacteroides marker; Faecal indicator bacteria; Faecal pollution; Microbial source tracking; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; POLLUTION DETECTION; SEWAGE; WATER POLLUTION;

AUSTRALIA; BACTEROIDES; BACTEROIDES MARKER; FAECAL INDICATOR BACTERIA; FECAL POLLUTION; HOST GROUP; HUMAN FECAL POLLUTION; MICROBIAL SOURCE TRACKING; QUEENSLAND; STORMWATERS;

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

HF134 BACTEROIDES; HF183 BACTEROIDES; MARKER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; BACTERIA; CATCHMENTS; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; SEWAGE BACTERIOLOGY; STORM SEWERS;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; BACTERIUM; BIOMARKER; DETECTION METHOD; FECAL COLIFORM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STORMWATER; TESTING METHOD;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTEROIDES; EVALUATION; HUMAN; HUMAN FAECAL POLLUTION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SAMPLE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEWAGE; WATER SAMPLE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

ANIMALIA; BACTEROIDES; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 38349138542     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: 1472765X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2007.02287.x     Document Type: Article

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