Use of a Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron-specific α-1-6, mannanase quantitative PCR to detect human faecal pollution in water

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 105, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1686-1693

  Yampara Iquise, H ^a   Zheng, G ^a   Jones, J E ^a   Carson, C Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron; qPCR; Sewage; Water pollution

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; GENES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WATER POLLUTION;

AVERAGE CONCENTRATION; BACTEROIDES THETAIOTAOMICRON; GENOMIC SEQUENCE; HUMAN FECAL POLLUTION; HUMAN FECES; MANNANASE; QPCR; QUANTITATIVE PCR; QUANTITATIVE TESTS; TEST PERFORMANCE;

SEWAGE;

ALPHA 1-6 MANNASE; BETA MANNOSIDASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM; BIOASSAY; DETECTION METHOD; FECES; HOMINID; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEWAGE; WATER POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTEROIDES THETAIOTAOMICRON; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES ANALYSIS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE TARGETING; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TASK PERFORMANCE; WATER POLLUTION;

BACTEROIDES; BACTEROIDES THETAIOTAOMICRON; BACTEROIDES THETAIOTAOMICRON VPI-5482; UNCULTURED BACTERIUM;

EID: 54049117602     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2008.03895.x     Document Type: Article

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