Qualitative and quantitative estimation of host-specific fecal pollution using Bacteroides-Prevotella 16S rRNA genetic markers by T-RFLP and real-time PCR analyses

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 59, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1831-1840

  Savichtcheva, O ^a   Okabe, S ^b  

^a TULA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacteroides 16s rRNA genetic markers; Fecal pollution; Real time PCR assay; T RFLP analysis

Indexed keywords

16S RRNA; BACTEROIDES; FECAL POLLUTION; GENETIC MARKERS; REAL-TIME PCR ASSAY;

BACTERIOLOGY; CONTAMINATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA;

WATER POLLUTION;

RIBOSOME RNA; RNA 16S;

BIOINDICATOR; FECES; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC MARKER; HOST SPECIFICITY; MONITORING; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME; RIVER SYSTEM; WATER POLLUTION;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTEROIDES; DNA SEQUENCE; FECES; GENETIC MARKER; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLLUTION; PREVOTELLA; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; CATTLE; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; JAPAN; MICROBIOLOGY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SWINE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTEROIDES; PREVOTELLA; SUIDAE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BACTEROIDES; CATTLE; FECES; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; JAPAN; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; PREVOTELLA; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SWINE;

EID: 67651214270     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2009.213     Document Type: Article

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