Microbial indicators in natural biofilms developed in the riverbed

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1149-1153

  Hirotani, Hiroshi ^a   Yoshino, Miyuki ^a  

^a OSAKA KYOIKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

False positive; Fecal indicator; Natural biofilms; River discharge; Water temperature

Indexed keywords

FALSE POSITIVE; FECAL INDICATORS; NATURAL BIOFILMS; RIVER DISCHARGE; WATER TEMPERATURE;

BACTERIOLOGY; BIOFILMS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PARKS; RIVERS; TEMPERATURE; WATER POLLUTION;

BIOFILTERS;

RIVER WATER;

BACTERIOPLANKTON; BIOFILM; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; GROWTH RATE; HETEROTROPHY; NATIONAL PARK; RIVER BED; RIVER DISCHARGE; SAMPLING; URBAN AREA; WATER COLUMN; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOFILM; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FECES; HETEROTROPHY; RIVER; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER TEMPERATURE;

BIOFILMS; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; FECES; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HETEROTROPHIC PROCESSES; RIVERS; TIME FACTORS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANTS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 78049395312     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2010.353     Document Type: Article

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