The occurrence of pathogenic Escherichia coli in South African wastewater treatment plants as detected by multiplex PCR

Water SA

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 172-176

  Omar, K B ^a   Barnard, T G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

E. coli; Multiplex PCR; Wastewater treatment plant effluent

Indexed keywords

EFFLUENT TREATMENT; EFFLUENTS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENES; MICROFILTRATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECLAMATION; SEWAGE; SEWAGE PUMPING PLANTS; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS; WATER FILTRATION; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

DIARRHOEAGENIC E. COLI; E. COLI; FILTRATION TECHNIQUES; MEMBRANE FILTRATIONS; MULTIPLEX PCR; PATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT EFFLUENT; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DIARRHEAL DISEASE; EFFLUENT; FILTRATION; MEMBRANE; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MONITORING; PATHOGEN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEWAGE; WATER TREATMENT;

GAUTENG; JOHANNESBURG; SOUTH AFRICA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 77954231151     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: 18167950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/wsa.v36i2.183725     Document Type: Article

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