Survival and persistence of human and ruminant-specific faecal Bacteroidales in freshwater microcosms

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1410-1421

  Walters, Sarah P ^a   Field, Katharine G ^b  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTEROIDACEAE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEM; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; GENETIC MARKER; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TIME;

ANIMALS; BACTEROIDACEAE; CATTLE; ECOSYSTEM; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; FRESH WATER; GENETIC MARKERS; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TIME FACTORS;

BACTEROIDALES; BOS; BOVIDAE; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 66649133470     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2009.01868.x     Document Type: Article

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