Real-time PCR detection of pathogenic microorganisms in roof-harvested rainwater in Southeast Queensland, Australia

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 74, Issue 17, 2008, Pages 5490-5496

  Ahmed, W ^a,b   Huygens, F ^b   Goonetilleke, A ^b   Gardner, T ^a,b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; COSMIC RAYS; DOMES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HARVESTING; HEALTH RISKS; MATERIALS HANDLING; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROORGANISMS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; ROOFS; WATER ANALYSIS;

FECAL INDICATORS; PATHOGENIC MICRO ORGANISMS; REAL-TIME PCR;

TURBULENT FLOW;

RAIN;

DETECTION METHOD; FECES; PATHOGEN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RAINWATER; REAL TIME; ROOF;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTEROIDES; CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SALMONELLA; WATER QUALITY;

BACTERIA; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FECES; LOGISTIC MODELS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; QUEENSLAND; RAIN; RISK; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANTS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; BACTEROIDES SP.; CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; SALMONELLA;

EID: 50949123270     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00331-08     Document Type: Article

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