Molecular indicators used in the development of predictive models for microbial source tracking

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1789-1795

  Ballesté, Elisenda ^a   Bonjoch, Xavier ^a   Belanche, Lluís A ^b   Blanch, Anicet R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIFIDOBACTERIUM; BIFIDOBACTERIUM ADOLESCENTIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; FECAL POLLUTION; FECAL SOURCES; MICROBIAL SOURCE TRACKING; MICROBIOLOGICAL WATER; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MOLECULAR MARKER; MOLECULAR METHODS; PREDICTIVE MODELS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOURCE IDENTIFICATION; WATERBODIES;

DNA; PREDICTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS; WATER POLLUTION;

INDICATORS (CHEMICAL);

BACTERIAL DNA;

BIOINDICATOR; EUKARYOTE; FECES; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; POLLUTANT SOURCE; WATER POLLUTION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CATTLE; DNA FINGERPRINTING; EVALUATION; FECES; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SWINE; WATER POLLUTION;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; CATTLE; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA, BACTERIAL; FECES; HUMANS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SWINE; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTION;

BACTEROIDETES; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; BIFIDOBACTERIUM ADOLESCENTIS; BIFIDOBACTERIUM DENTIUM; BOS; BOVINAE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; EUKARYOTA; SUIDAE;

EID: 77749285639     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02350-09     Document Type: Article

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