Increased prevalence of indicator and pathogenic bacteria in Vembanadu Lake: A function of salt water regulator, along south west coast of India

Journal of Water and Health

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 539-546

  Chandran, Abhirosh ^a   Hatha, A A M ^b   Varghese, Sherin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b Department of Physics   (India)

^c MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; India; Salmonella; Vembanadu Lake; Vibrio cholerae; Vibrio parahemolyticus

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER; SEA WATER;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDIA; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; SALMONELLA; SEASON; TIME; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS; WATER FLOW;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; FRESH WATER; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIA; PREVALENCE; SALMONELLA; SEASONS; SEAWATER; TIME FACTORS; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS; WATER MOVEMENTS;

EID: 59449090455     PISSN: 14778920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wh.2008.069     Document Type: Article

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