Comment on "Environmental occurrence of the enterococcal surface protein (esp) gene is an unreliable indicator of human fecal contamination"

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 16, 2009, Pages 6434-6435

  Scott, Troy M ^a   Harwood, Valerie J ^a   Ahmed, Warish ^a   Masago, Yoshifumi ^a   Rose, Joan B ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

EFFLUENT; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESP GENE; FECES; GENE; LETTER; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENVIRONMENT; FECES; HUMANS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEWAGE; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 68849111004     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es901282x     Document Type: Letter

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