Detection of Yersinia pestis over time in seeded bottled water samples by cultivation on heart infusion agar

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 55, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1125-1129

  Torosian, Stephen D ^a   Regan, Patrick M ^a   Taylor, Michael A ^b   Margolin, Aaron ^b  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bottled water; Cultivation; Heart infusion agar; Yersinia pestis

Indexed keywords

BOTTLED WATER; HEART INFUSION AGAR; SPRING WATER; Y. PESTIS; YERSINIA PESTIS;

ALGAE; CALCIUM; GROUNDWATER; POLYSACCHARIDES;

RESERVOIRS (WATER);

AGAR; WATER;

AGAR; BACTERIUM; BIOASSAY; COHORT ANALYSIS; INOCULATION; LABORATORY METHOD; RESERVOIR; TEMPORAL PERIOD; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PLATE COUNT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESERVOIR; YERSINIA PESTIS;

AGAR; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CULTURE MEDIA; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; YERSINIA PESTIS;

YERSINIA PESTIS;

EID: 70349771972     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/W09-061     Document Type: Article

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