Isolation of faecal coliform bacteria from the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 965-973

  Johnston, M A ^a   Porter, D E ^a   Scott, G I ^b   Rhodes, W E ^c   Webster, L F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR COASTAL ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND BIOMOLECULAR RESEARCH   (United States)

^c SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Alligator; Faecal coliform; Indicators; Reptiles; Water quality

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; SALMONELLA; SURFACE WATERS;

ALLIGATOR; AMERICAN ALLIGATORS; COASTAL WATERS; ENTERIC BACTERIA; FAECAL COLIFORM BACTERIA; FECAL COLIFORM; PATHOGENIC BACTERIUM; REPTILE; SOUTH CAROLINA; WATER SAMPLES;

WATER QUALITY;

SURFACE WATER;

BACTERIUM; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOINDICATOR; COASTAL WATER; ENDOTHERMY; FECAL COLIFORM; PATHOGEN; REPTILE; SURFACE WATER; WATER QUALITY;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ALLIGATOR; ALLIGATOR MISSISSIPPIENSIS; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CITROBACTER; CLOACA; COASTAL WATERS; EDWARDSIELLA TARDA; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECAL COLIFORM; NONHUMAN; PLESIOMONAS SHIGELLOIDES; SALMONELLA; UNITED STATES; WATER SAMPLING;

SOUTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ALLIGATOR; ALLIGATOR MISSISSIPPIENSIS; ALLIGATORINAE; ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CITROBACTER BRAAKII; EDWARDSIELLA TARDA; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PLESIOMONAS SHIGELLOIDES; REPTILIA; SALMONELLA;

EID: 76449111297     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2009.04498.x     Document Type: Article

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