Quantitative real-time PCR analysis of total and propidium monoazide-resistant fecal indicator bacteria in wastewater

Water Research

Volumn 43, Issue 19, 2009, Pages 4790-4801

  Varma, M ^a   Field, R ^b   Stinson, M ^b   Rukovets, B ^c   Wymer, L ^a   Haugland, R ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b Urban Watershed Management Research Edison   (United States)

^c Interstate Environmental Commission   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteroidales; Enterococcus; Propidium monoazide; Quantitative PCR; Wastewater treatment efficacy

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; EFFICIENCY; PATHOGENS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STORMS; VIRUSES;

% REDUCTIONS; BACTEROIDALE; ENTEROCOCCUS; FAECAL INDICATOR BACTERIA; PROPIDIUM; PROPIDIUM MONOAZIDE; QUANTITATIVE PCR; TARGET SEQUENCES; WASTEWATER SAMPLES; WASTEWATER TREATMENT EFFICACY;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

PROPIDIUM IODIDE;

BACTERIOLOGY; DETECTION METHOD; DYE; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; FECAL COLIFORM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME; REDUCTION; SAMPLE PREPARATION; VIRULENCE; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; ENTEROCOCCUS; FECAL COLIFORM; HURRICANE; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY;

BACTEROIDALES; ENTEROCOCCUS;

EID: 70350479348     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2009.05.031     Document Type: Article

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