Application of library-independent microbial source tracking methods for identifying the sources of faecal contamination in coastal areas

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1401-1409

  Gourmelon, M ^a   Caprais, M P ^a   Le Mennec, C ^a   Mieszkin, S ^a   Ponthoreau, C ^b   Gendronneau, M ^b  

^a IFREMER   (France)

^b Cap Atlantique ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Bacteroidales; F specific RNA bacteriophages; Faecal bacterial indicators; Microbial source tracking; Water

Indexed keywords

16S RRNA GENE; BACTERIAL INDICATORS; BACTEROIDALES; COASTAL AREA; FAECAL CONTAMINATION; GENOTYPING; HUMAN FAECAL; MICROBIAL SOURCE TRACKING; MICROBIAL SOURCE TRACKING METHODS; MULTIPLE SOURCE; RAIN WATER; REAL-TIME PCR; WATER COURSE; WATER SAMPLES;

BACTERIOLOGY; BACTERIOPHAGES; COASTAL ZONES; CONTAMINATION; RNA;

POLLUTION DETECTION;

BACTERIAL RNA; RNA 16S; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BACTERIOPHAGE; COASTAL ZONE; FECES; GENETIC MARKER; GENOTYPE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RAINWATER; SHELLFISH; TRACKING; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE F1; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTEROIDALES; COASTAL WATERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES; GENOTYPE; NONHUMAN; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESERVOIR; RNA ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BACTERIUM; CLASSIFICATION; FRANCE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; RNA PHAGE; WATER FLOW; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION;

FRANCE;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTEROIDALES;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BACTERIA; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FECES; FRANCE; RNA PHAGES; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 77952309435     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2010.033     Document Type: Article

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