Detection and source identification of faecal pollution in non-sewered catchment by means of host-specific molecular markers

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 579-586

  Ahmed, W ^a   Powell, D ^b   Goonetilleke, A ^a   Gardner, T ^c  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

^c Department of Natural Resources and Water ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Enterococci; Escherichia coli; Faecal pollution; Host specific markers; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; CORRELATION METHODS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LAND USE; PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY; POLLUTION; POLLUTION DETECTION; RUNOFF; SUBMERSIBLE PUMPS;

ENTEROCOCCI; FAECAL POLLUTION; HOST-SPECIFIC MARKERS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

WATER POLLUTION;

MOLECULAR MARKER;

CATCHMENT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DETECTION METHOD; FECAL COLIFORM; FECES; HOST SPECIFICITY; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WATER POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTEROIDES; CATTLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URBAN AREA; WATER SAMPLING;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTEROIDES; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CATTLE; DOGS; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; QUEENSLAND;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

BACTEROIDES; BOS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 52949103685     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2008.436     Document Type: Article

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