Differentiation and identification of Shigella spp. and enteroinvasive Escherichia coli in environmental waters by a molecular method and biochemical test

Water Research

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 949-955

  Hsu, Bing Mu ^a   Wu, Shu Fen ^a   Huang, Shih Wei ^a   Tseng, Yu Jung ^a   Ji, Dar Der ^b   Chen, Jung Sheng ^b   Shih, Feng Cheng ^c  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG CHENG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Taiwan)

^c YUANPEI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Enteroinvasive Escherichia coli; Invasion plasmid antigen H gene; Shigella

Indexed keywords

ANTIGENS; DNA; DNA SEQUENCES; GENE ENCODING; MICROFILTRATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESERVOIRS (WATER); WATER FILTRATION;

BACILLARY DYSENTERY; BIOCHEMICAL TESTS; CULTURE PLATES; ENTEROINVASIVE ESCHERICHIA COLI; ENVIRONMENTAL WATER; HUMAN PATHOGENS; INVASION PLASMID ANTIGEN H GENE; MOLECULAR METHODS; SHIGELLA; WATER SAMPLES;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

ANTIGEN; PLASMID ANTIGEN H; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIGEN; BIOCHEMISTRY; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DETECTION METHOD; FILTRATION; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PATHOGEN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; ENTEROINVASIVE ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE AMPLIFICATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEMBRANE FILTER; MICROBIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEROLOGY; SHIGELLA; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; SHIGELLA;

EID: 76049119070     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2009.10.004     Document Type: Article

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