Development and application of real-time PCR assays for quantifying total and aerolysin gene-containing Aeromonas in source, intermediate, and finished drinking water

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1191-1200

  Yu, Chang Ping ^a   Farrell, Sara K ^b   Robinson, Bruce ^c   Chu, Kung Hui ^a  

^a Texas AandM University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c University of Tennessee Knoxville   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTION; FILTRATION; GENE EXPRESSION; PATHOGENS; POTABLE WATER; SEDIMENTATION; WATER TREATMENT;

AEROMONAS; DISINFECTION TREATMENTS;

ASSAYS;

AEROLYSIN; DRINKING WATER;

ASSAYS; DISINFECTION; FILTRATION; GENE EXPRESSION; PATHOGENS; POTABLE WATER; SEDIMENTATION; WATER TREATMENT;

BACTERIUM; BIOASSAY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DETECTION METHOD; DRINKING WATER; FILTRATION; GENE; MEMBRANE; PATHOGEN; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME; RNA; TURBIDITY; VIRULENCE; WATER TREATMENT;

AEROLYSIN GENE; AEROMONAS; ARTICLE; CHLORINATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FILTRATION; GENE; GENE SEQUENCE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; MEMBRANE FILTER; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEDIMENTATION; TURBIDITY; VIRULENCE; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER SAMPLING; WATER TREATMENT;

AEROMONAS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; GENES, BACTERIAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PORE FORMING CYTOTOXIC PROTEINS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY;

AEROMONAS;

EID: 39649107967     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es071341g     Document Type: Article

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