Rapid detection of Naegleria fowleri in water distribution pipeline biofilms and drinking water samples

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 17, 2009, Pages 6691-6696

  Puzon, Geoffrey J ^a   Lancaster, James A ^a   Wylie, Jason T ^a   Plumb, Jason J ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSENSUS PRIMERS; CULTURE-BASED METHODS; CURRENT DETECTION; DETECTION LIMITS; DETECTION RATES; DISTRIBUTION NETWORK; DNA EXTRACTION; DRINKING WATER; MIXED CULTURES; MOLECULAR IDENTIFICATION; PATHOGENIC SPECIES; PIPE WALLS; RAPID DETECTION; REAL-TIME PCR; REAL-TIME PCR METHOD; STANDARD CURVES; WATER DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS; WATER DISTRIBUTION PIPELINES; WATER UTILITY;

BIOFILMS; BIOFILTERS; CELL CULTURE; CELL MEMBRANES; DISTRIBUTED PARAMETER NETWORKS; DISTRIBUTION OF GOODS; DNA SEQUENCES; ELECTRIC CURRENT MEASUREMENT; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; NUCLEIC ACIDS; PLANTS (BOTANY); POTABLE WATER; WATER SUPPLY;

WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS;

DRINKING WATER;

BIOFILM; DETECTION METHOD; DNA; DRINKING WATER; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PERSISTENCE; PIPELINE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTIST; REAL TIME; WATER SUPPLY;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CELL DIVISION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; NAEGLERIA FOWLERI; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PIPELINE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPIKE WAVE; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY;

ANIMALS; BIOFILMS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; NAEGLERIA FOWLERI; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TIME FACTORS; WATER; WATER SUPPLY;

NAEGLERIA; NAEGLERIA FOWLERI;

EID: 69649091734     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es900432m     Document Type: Article

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