Microbial load from animal feces at a recreational beach

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 58, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1649-1656

  Wright, Mary E ^a,b   Solo Gabriele, Helena M ^a,b   Elmir, Samir ^a,b,c   Fleming, Lora E ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^c Miami Dade County   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal feces; Bacteria indicators; Enterococci; Enumeration; Non point pollution sources; Recreational water

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL FECES; MICROBIAL LOADS; NONPOINT POLLUTIONS; RECREATIONAL BEACHES; RECREATIONAL WATER;

BACTERIOLOGY; BEACHES;

ANIMALS;

ABUNDANCE; BACTERIUM; BATHING WATER; BEACH; BIOINDICATOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FECES; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BIRD; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; ENTEROCOCCUS; FECES; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECREATION; SEASHORE; SHRIMP; SWIMMING; UNITED STATES; WATER ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PENAEIDAE; SEDIMENT;

ANIMALIA; AVES; CANIS FAMILIARIS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA);

ANIMALS; BATHING BEACHES; BIRDS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DOGS; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FECES; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; PENAEIDAE;

EID: 70449700147     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2009.07.003     Document Type: Article

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