Method for rapid detection of viable Escherichia coli in water using real-time NASBA

Water Research

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 3124-3132

  Heijnen, Leo ^a   Medema, Gertjan ^a  

^a KWR WATERCYCLE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Detection; Escherichia coli; Indicator bacteria; Real time NASBA; RNA

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE; EFFLUENTS; IRRADIATION; NUCLEIC ACIDS; SEWAGE; SURFACE WATERS; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

CULTURABILITY; DETECTION; E. COLI; INDICATOR BACTERIA; MOLECULAR BEACON; RAPID DETECTION; REAL- TIME; REAL-TIME NASBA; UV IRRADIATION; WATER SAMPLES;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

CHAPERONE; CHLORINE; MESSENGER RNA; SURFACE WATER; TAP WATER;

BACTERIUM; DETECTION METHOD; MICROBIOLOGY; RNA; SEWAGE TREATMENT; WATER QUALITY;

AEROMONAS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL VIABILITY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CELL VIABILITY; CHLORINATION; CITROBACTER FREUNDII; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROBACTER AEROGENES; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEAT SHOCK; HEATING; KLUYVERA; NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCE BASED AMPLIFICATION; PANTOEA AGGLOMERANS; POLLUTION MONITORING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SERRATIA; SEWAGE; STARVATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 70149115339     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2009.04.025     Document Type: Article

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