Concentrations of host-specific and generic fecal markers measured by quantitative PCR in raw sewage and fresh animal feces

Water Research

Volumn 43, Issue 19, 2009, Pages 4860-4871

  Silkie, Sarah S ^a   Nelson, Kara L ^a  

^a Berkeley   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteroidales; DNA recovery; Fecal indicator bacteria; Fecal source tracking; Host specific marker; Quantitative PCR

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; DNA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEWAGE; WATER POLLUTION;

BACTEROIDALE; DNA RECOVERY; E. COLI; FAECAL INDICATOR BACTERIA; FECAL SOURCE TRACKING; FECAL SOURCES; HOST-SPECIFIC MARKER; QUANTITATIVE PCR; RAW SEWAGE; SOURCE TRACKING;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

BACTERIAL DNA; RNA 16S;

BIOINDICATOR; BIOMARKER; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DNA; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FECES; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEWAGE;

ARTICLE; BACTEROIDALES; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; DOG; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES ANALYSIS; GOOSE; HORSE; HOST RANGE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEWAGE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTEROIDALES; BRANTA CANADENSIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; ENTEROCOCCUS; EQUIDAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE;

EID: 71549131006     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2009.08.017     Document Type: Article

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