A real-time polymerase chain reaction assay for quantitative detection of the human-specific enterococci surface protein marker in sewage and environmental waters

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 10, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 3255-3264

  Ahmed, W ^a   Stewart, J ^a   Gardner, T ^a   Powell, D ^b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; ORGANIC COMPOUND; SYBR GREEN I;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; EVALUATION; FECES; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEWAGE; STAINING;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; FECES; HUMANS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEWAGE; STAINING AND LABELING; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM;

EID: 55849116407     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2008.01715.x     Document Type: Article

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