Investigation of human sewage pollution and pathogen analysis at Florida Gulf coast Beaches

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 174-183

  Korajkic, A ^a   Brownell, M J ^a   Harwood, V J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Beaches; Enterococci; Faecal coliforms; Indicator bacteria; Microbial source tracking; Pathogens; Remediation; Stormwater; Water quality

Indexed keywords

BEACHES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PATHOGENS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SALMONELLA; SEWAGE; VIRUSES; WATER POLLUTION;

ENTEROCOCCUS; FECAL COLIFORM; FLORIDA; FLORIDA GULF COASTS; INDICATOR BACTERIA; MICROBIAL SOURCE TRACKING; PATHOGEN ANALYSIS; POLYOMAVIRUS; SEWAGE POLLUTIONS; STORMWATERS;

WATER QUALITY;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; BEACH; BIOINDICATOR; FECAL COLIFORM; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MARINE POLLUTION; PATHOGEN; POLLUTION CONTROL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECREATIONAL FACILITY; SEWAGE; STORMWATER; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BIOREMEDIATION; BK VIRUS; COXSACKIE VIRUS B4; ENTERIC VIRUS; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESP GENE; ESTUARY; FECAL COLIFORM; NONHUMAN; SALMONELLA; SEA POLLUTION; SEASHORE; SEDIMENT; SEWAGE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; GULF COAST [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

COXSACKIEVIRUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; POLYOMAVIRUS; SALMONELLA;

EID: 78650113463     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2010.04869.x     Document Type: Article

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