Characterization of Escherichia coli populations from gulls, landfill trash, and wastewater using ribotyping

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 53-63

  Nelson, M ^a   Jones, S H ^b   Edwards, C ^b   Ellis, J C ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; Gull; Landfill; Larus argentatus; Larus marinus; Microbial source tracking; Ribotyping; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE VECTOR; FECES; GENOTYPE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LANDFILL; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SEABIRD; SPECIES DIVERSITY; WASTEWATER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHARADRIIFORMES; CLASSIFICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; RIBOTYPING; SEWAGE; UNITED STATES; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ANIMALS; CHARADRIIFORMES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; MAINE; NEW HAMPSHIRE; PHYLOGENY; REFUSE DISPOSAL; RIBOTYPING; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

MAINE; NEW HAMPSHIRE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLUPEIDAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LARUS ARGENTATUS; LARUS MARINUS;

EID: 52249086669     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: 16161580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao01937     Document Type: Article

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