Survival of Escherichia coli in agricultural soil and presence in tile drainage and shallow groundwater

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 495-505

  Vander Zaag, A C ^a   Campbell, K J ^a   Jamieson, R C ^a   Sinclair, A C ^a   Hynes, L G ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bacterial survival; Groundwater; Naturalized Escherichia coli; Tile drainage

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGRICULTURAL SOIL; CATTLE; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DRAINAGE; DRAINAGE WATER; DRINKING WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GROUNDWATER; IRRIGATION; MANURE; PATHOGEN; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; SOIL PROFILE; SURVIVAL; WATER QUALITY; WATER USE;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 77956163577     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/CJSS09113     Document Type: Article

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