Bifidobacterial survival in surface water and implications for microbial source tracking

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 642-647

  Ottoson, Jakob R ^a,b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bifidobacteria; Faecal pollution; Sorbitol; Source; Water management

Indexed keywords

BIFIDOBACTERIA; FAECAL COLIFORMS; FAECAL POLLUTION; HUMAN FAECAL; MICROBIAL SOURCE TRACKING; POULTRY MANURE; SCREENING TOOL; SORBITOL; SORBITOL-FERMENTING BIFIDOBACTERIA; SOURCE;

ALCOHOLS; ANIMALS; MANURES; SEWAGE; SURFACE WATERS; TERBIUM ALLOYS; WATER MANAGEMENT;

WATER POLLUTION;

SURFACE WATER;

BACTERIAL DISEASE; BACTERIUM; FECES; FERMENTATION; MANURE; MORTALITY; SEWAGE; SURFACE WATER; SURVIVAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; FECAL COLIFORM; MANURE; NONHUMAN; PIG FARMING; POULTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEWAGE; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SAMPLING;

ANIMALS; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; FECES; FERMENTATION; HUMANS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; SEWAGE; SORBITOL; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; SUIDAE;

EID: 67749093095     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/W09-007     Document Type: Article

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