Changes in abundance of heterotrophic and coliform bacteria resident in stored water bodies in relation to incoming bacterial loads following rain events

Journal of Environmental Monitoring

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 255-260

  Martin, Anthony Richard ^a   Coombes, Peter John ^a   Harrison, Tracey Lee ^a   Dunstan, Hugh R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM COLONY; CATCHMENT; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HETEROTROPH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER SUPPLY; WINTER;

AUSTRALIA; BACTERIA; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GEOGRAPHY; RAIN; SEASONS; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; TIME FACTORS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANTS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 77249083733     PISSN: 14640325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b904042k     Document Type: Article

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