Campylobacters and bacteriophages in the surface waters of Canterbury (New Zealand)

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 343-348

  Bigwood, T ^a   Hudson, J A ^a  

^a ESR Christchurch Science Centre   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bacteriophage; Campylobacter; Indicator; Quality; Water

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURFACE WATERS;

CAMPYLOBACTER SPP; CAMPYLOBACTERS; CONCENTRATION METHOD; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157:H7; MEMBRANE CONCENTRATION; MOST PROBABLE NUMBER; NEW ZEALAND; QUALITY; THERMOTOLERANT; WATER SAMPLES;

BACTERIOPHAGES;

SURFACE WATER;

BACTERIA; BACTERIOPHAGES; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); RISK ASSESSMENT; SURFACE WATERS; WATER ANALYSIS;

BACTERIOPHAGE; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DETECTION METHOD; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURFACE WATER; TEMPERATURE TOLERANCE; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BROTH DILUTION; CAMPYLOBACTER; COLIPHAGE; CONCENTRATION PROCESS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; HEAT TOLERANCE; MOST PROBABLE NUMBER; NEW ZEALAND; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER SAMPLING;

AUSTRALASIA; CANTERBURY [SOUTH ISLAND]; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND;

CAMPYLOBACTER; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 60449090150     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: 1472765X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2008.02538.x     Document Type: Article

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