Quantitative real-time PCR assays for sensitive detection of canada goose-specific fecal pollution in water sources

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 76, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 4886-4889

  Fremaux, B ^a   Boa, T ^a   Yost, C K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

16S RRNA GENE; BACTEROIDES; FECAL POLLUTION; QUANTITATIVE REAL TIME PCR; REAL-TIME PCR ASSAY; SENSITIVE DETECTION; WATER SOURCE; WATER SYSTEM;

RNA; WATER POLLUTION;

POLLUTION DETECTION;

BACTERIAL DNA; RIBOSOME DNA; RNA 16S;

BACTERIUM; BIOASSAY; FECES; GENETIC MARKER; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAL TIME; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCE; WATERFOWL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTEROIDES; CHEMISTRY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA SEQUENCE; FECES; GENETICS; GOOSE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NORTH AMERICA; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WATER POLLUTION; PROCEDURES;

ANIMALS; BACTEROIDES; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; FECES; GEESE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NORTH AMERICA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTION;

BACTEROIDES; BRANTA CANADENSIS;

EID: 77954756371     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00110-10     Document Type: Article

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