Uptake and persistence of human associated Enterococcus in the mussel Mytilus edulis: relevance for faecal pollution source tracking

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 944-953

  Roslev, P ^a   Iversen, L ^a   Sonderbo H L ^a   Iversen, N ^a   Bastholm, S ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Enterococci; Enterococcus faecalis; Faecal indicator bacteria; Faecal pollution; Microbial source tracking; Mytilus edulis; Shellfish

Indexed keywords

BACILLI; CONTAMINATION; MOLLUSCS; SEAWATER;

COASTAL WATERS; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; FAECAL INDICATOR BACTERIA; FECAL POLLUTION; MICROBIAL SOURCE TRACKING; MOLECULAR MARKER; MYTILUS EDULIS; POLLUTION SOURCES; SOURCE TRACKING;

SEWAGE;

MOLECULAR MARKER; SEA WATER;

BACTERIUM; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; BIVALVE; FECAL COLIFORM; GENETIC MARKER; PERSISTENCE; POLLUTANT SOURCE; SEAWATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BIOACCUMULATION; COASTAL WATERS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESP GENE; MUSSEL; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEWAGE;

ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; MYTILUS EDULIS;

EID: 68849106229     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2009.04272.x     Document Type: Article

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