Specific detection of Escherichia coli isolated from water samples using polymerase chain reaction targeting four genes: Cytochrome bd complex, lactose permease, β-d-glucuronidase, and β-d-galactosidase

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 105, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 970-976

  Horakova, K ^a,b   Mlejnkova, H ^a   Mlejnek, P ^c  

^a T G MASARYK WATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

^b MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^c PALACKÝ UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Bacterial faecal indicator; cyd; Escherichia coli; lacY; Multiplex PCR

Indexed keywords

DNA SEQUENCES; GENES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SUGARS;

BACTERIAL FECAL INDICATOR; CYD; E. COLI; FECAL INDICATORS; GALACTOSIDASES; LACTOSE PERMEASE; LACY; MULTIPLEX PCR; SPECIFIC DETECTION; Β-D-GLUCURONIDASE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; BETA GLUCURONIDASE; CYTOCHROME; CYTOCHROME BD; LACTOSE PERMEASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

BACTERIUM; DETECTION METHOD; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FECES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TESTING METHOD;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE TARGETING; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHIGELLA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SHIGELLA SP.;

EID: 52049099377     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2008.03838.x     Document Type: Article

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