Improved real-time PCR assays for the detection of fecal indicator bacteria in surface waters with different instrument and reagent systems

Journal of Water and Health

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 225-237

  Siefring, S ^a   Varma, M ^a   Atikovic, E ^a   Wymer, L ^a   Haugland, Rich A ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assays; Bacteroidetes; Enterococcus; Instruments; PCR; Real time

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; REAGENT; SURFACE WATER;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; BACTERIUM; BIOASSAY; BIOINDICATOR; DETECTION METHOD; MEASUREMENT METHOD; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRECISION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SURFACE WATER;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTEROIDETES; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; MEASUREMENT; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TEMPERATURE; WATER SAMPLING;

BACTEROIDETES; BASE SEQUENCE; ENTEROCOCCUS; FECES; FILTRATION; FRESH WATER; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; BACTEROIDETES; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS;

EID: 42149168057     PISSN: 14778920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wh.2008.022     Document Type: Article

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