Prediction of Salmonella in seawater by total and faecal coliforms and Enterococci

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 201-205

  Efstratiou, Maria A ^a   Mavridou, Athena ^b   Richardson, Clive ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WEST ATTICA   (Greece)

^c PANTEION UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Enterococci; Indicator bacteria; Pathogens; Recreational waters; Salmonella; Water quality

Indexed keywords

ENTEROCOCCI; INDICATOR BACTERIA; PATHOGENS; RECREATIONAL WATERS; SALMONELLA;

BACTERIOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; SEAWATER; WATER POLLUTION;

WATER QUALITY;

SEA WATER;

BACTERIUM; BIOINDICATOR; FECAL COLIFORM; PATHOGEN; PREDICTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEAWATER; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; COASTAL WATERS; COLONY FORMING UNIT; ENTEROCOCCUS; EUROPEAN UNION; FECAL COLIFORM; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; SALMONELLA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION INDICATOR; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WATER STANDARD;

ENTEROCOCCUS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FECES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SALMONELLA; SEAWATER; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

SALMONELLA;

EID: 59949083947     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2008.10.003     Document Type: Article

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