Occurrence of thermotolerant Campylobacter species in surface waters of a Mediterranean area and in its prevailing pollution sources

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1027-1034

  Rodriguez S ^a   Araujo, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Campylobacter coli; Campylobacter jejuni; faecal indicators; pig slurry; poultry wastewater; surface water; thermotolerant Campylobacter; urban sewage

Indexed keywords

RIVER POLLUTION; RIVERS; SEWAGE;

CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CAMPYLOBACTERS; FECAL INDICATORS; MEDITERRANEAN AREAS; PIG SLURRIES; POULTRY WASTEWATERS; THERMOTOLERANT; THERMOTOLERANT CAMPYLOBACTER; URBAN SEWAGES;

BACTERIA;

RIVER WATER; SEA WATER; SURFACE WATER;

BACTERIUM; COEXISTENCE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POULTRY; RIVER WATER; SEWAGE; SLURRY; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; TEMPERATURE TOLERANCE; WASTEWATER;

AGRICULTURAL SLURRY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEAT TOLERANCE; MARSH; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NONHUMAN; POULTRY; RIVER; SEWAGE; SPAIN; SUMMER; SWINE; TURBIDITY; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SAMPLING;

SPAIN;

CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; SUIDAE;

EID: 77955799780     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2010.04725.x     Document Type: Article

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