Incidence of Vibrio vulnificus in estuarine waters of the south Texas Coastal Bend region

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 107, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 2047-2053

  Ramirez, G D ^a   Buck, G W ^a   Smith, A K ^a   Gordon, K V ^a   Mott, J B ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY CORPUS CHRISTI   (United States)

Author keywords

Colony blot hybridization; Enterococci; Temperature; Texas; Vibrio vulnificus; VVAP probe

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BACTERIA; CONTAMINATION; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; POLYSACCHARIDES; PROBES;

BEND REGIONS; COASTAL WATERS; COLONY-BLOT HYBRIDIZATION; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESTUARINE WATERS; HYBRIDISATION; TEXAS; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS; VVAP PROBE; WATER TEMPERATURES;

WATER TEMPERATURE;

AGAR; BACTERIUM; BIOINDICATOR; CHEMICAL PROPERTY; COASTAL WATER; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; FECES; HYBRIDIZATION; PATHOGEN; PROBE; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; COASTAL WATERS; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESTUARINE SPECIES; FECES; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; SEASONAL VARIATION; UNITED STATES; VIBRIO; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING; WATER TEMPERATURE;

TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

ENTEROCOCCUS; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS;

EID: 72849136087     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2009.04390.x     Document Type: Article

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