Large scale analysis of virulence genes in Escherichia coli strains isolated from Avalon Bay, CA

Water Research

Volumn 44, Issue 18, 2010, Pages 5463-5473

  Hamilton, Matthew J ^a   Hadi, Asbah Z ^a   Griffith, John F ^b   Ishii, Satoshi ^a   Sadowsky, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATER RESEARCH PROJECT   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Beach water; DNA fingerprinting; E. coli; Phylogenetic groups; Virulence genes

Indexed keywords

BEACHES; DNA; GENES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WATER POLLUTION;

BEACH CLOSURES; BEACH WATER; DNA FINGERPRINTING; E. COLI; INTIMIN; LARGE-SCALE ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENETIC GROUPS; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES; RECREATIONAL WATER; VIRULENCE GENE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

INTIMIN; SEA WATER;

BEACH; COLONY; DECISION MAKING; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FECAL COLIFORM; GENOME; HYBRIDIZATION; PATHOGENICITY; PHYLOGENETICS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; SEAWATER; TOXIN; VIRULENCE; WATER POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HYBRIDIZATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASHORE; UNITED STATES; WATER CONTAMINATION;

AVALON BAY; CALIFORNIA; CHANNEL ISLANDS [CALIFORNIA]; SANTA CATALINA ISLAND; UNITED STATES;

ENTEROCOCCUS SP.; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 77957350272     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2010.06.058     Document Type: Article

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