Comparison of molecular markers to detect fresh sewage in environmental waters

Water Research

Volumn 43, Issue 19, 2009, Pages 4908-4917

  Ahmed, W ^a,b   Goonetilleke, A ^b   Powell, D ^c   Chauhan, K ^b   Gardner, T ^a,b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

Author keywords

Enteric viruses; Microbial source tracking; Molecular markers; Sewage pollution; Water quality

Indexed keywords

CLOSTRIDIUM; CONTAMINATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; POLLUTION DETECTION; SEAWATER; SEWAGE; VIRUSES; WATER POLLUTION;

BACTEROIDES; DISTILLED WATER; ENTERIC VIRUS; ENVIRONMENTAL WATER; FECAL INDICATORS; FRESH WATER; MICROBIAL SOURCE TRACKING; MOLECULAR MARKER; POLYOMAVIRUS; SEWAGE POLLUTIONS;

WATER QUALITY;

FRESH WATER; MOLECULAR MARKER; SEA WATER;

BIOINDICATOR; BIOMARKER; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FECAL COLIFORM; HOST SPECIFICITY; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PATHOGEN; POLLUTANT SOURCE; SEWAGE; VIRUS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ADENOVIRUS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTEROIDES; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ENTEROVIRUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES MICROFLORA; HOST RANGE; NONHUMAN; POLYOMA VIRUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SAPOVIRUS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEWAGE; TORQUE TENO VIRUS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTEROIDES; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; ENTEROVIRUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; POLYOMAVIRUS;

EID: 71549120700     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2009.09.047     Document Type: Article

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