A molecular approach for the impact assessment of fecal pollution in river ecosystems

Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 581-591

  Mancini, Laura ^a   Marcheggiani, Stefania ^a   Puccinelli, Camilla ^a   Iaconelli, Marcello ^a   D'Angelo, Anna Maria ^a   Piedominici, Elio ^a   Formichetti, Paolo ^a   Equestre, Michele ^a   Aulicino, Francesca Anna ^a   Floris, Bruno ^b   Rosselli, Paola ^b   Ammazzalorso, Patrizia ^c   Le Foche, Marco ^a   Zaottini, Ennio ^d   Fabiani, Claudio ^d,e  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b ARPA Sardegna   (Italy)

^c ARPA Marche   (Italy)

^d ARPA Lazio   (Italy)

^e APAT   (Italy)

Author keywords

C. perfringens; E. coli; Fecal pollution indicators; Health of river ecosystems; Microbiological and molecular analysis

Indexed keywords

16S RRNA; ANAEROBIC MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; COMPLETE INFORMATION; E. COLI; FECAL CONTAMINATION; FECAL INDICATORS; FECAL POLLUTION; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; GENETIC SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENUS BACILLUS; HAPLOTYPES; HOMOGENEOUS CLUSTER; IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; ITALIAN REGIONS; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR APPROACH; MONITORING PROGRAMS; PHYLOGENETIC RELATIONSHIPS; RIVER ECOSYSTEM; RIVER SEDIMENTS; RIVER SYSTEMS;

BACTERIOLOGY; CLOSTRIDIUM; ECOSYSTEMS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; POLLUTION DETECTION; RIVERS; RNA; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

RIVER POLLUTION;

BIOINDICATOR; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FECAL COLIFORM; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; GENETIC VARIATION; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENETICS; RIVER POLLUTION; RNA; SAMPLING; SULFATE-REDUCING BACTERIUM;

ITALY;

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIA; CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 77949413061     PISSN: 02772248     EISSN: 10290486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02772240903252132     Document Type: Article

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