Unsuitability of quantitative bacteroidales 16S rRNA gene assays for discerning fecal contamination of drinking water

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 76, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 4876-4881

  Van Der Wielen, Paul W J J ^a   Medema, Gertjan ^a  

^a KWR WATERCYCLE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

16S RRNA GENE; 16S RRNA GENE SEQUENCE; DRINKING WATER; FECAL CONTAMINATION; NETHERLANDS; PCR ASSAY; TREATMENT PLANTS; WATER SAMPLES;

CONTAMINATION; GENES; RNA; WATER TREATMENT;

POTABLE WATER;

BACTERIAL DNA; RIBOSOME DNA; RNA 16S;

BACTERIUM; BIOASSAY; DRINKING WATER; FECES; GENETIC ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTEROIDETES; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA SEQUENCE; EVALUATION; FECES; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NETHERLANDS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WATER POLLUTION; EVALUATION STUDY; PROCEDURES;

BACTEROIDETES; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; FECES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NETHERLANDS; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTION;

BACTEROIDALES;

EID: 77954698279     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.03090-09     Document Type: Article

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