Detection and occurrence of indicator organisms and pathogens

Water Environment Research

Volumn 80, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 898-928

  Tourlousse, Dieter M ^a   Ahmad, Farhan ^a   Stedtfeld, Robert D ^a   Seyrig, Gregoire ^a   Duran, Metin ^b   Alm, Elizabeth W ^c   Hashsham, Syed A ^a  

^a Michigan State University   (United States)

^b Villanova University   (United States)

^c CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; GROUND WATER;

BIOINDICATOR; DETECTION METHOD; PATHOGEN;

BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIUM DETECTION; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DNA MICROARRAY; FECAL COLIFORM; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); NONHUMAN; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; SEASHORE; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED;

EID: 54349085118     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: 15547531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143008X328527     Document Type: Review

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