Application of PFGE to source tracking of faecal pollution in coastal recreation area: A case study in Aoshima Beach, Japan

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 688-696

  Furukawa, T ^a   Yoshida, T ^a   Suzuki, Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

Author keywords

Beach; Coastal area; Enterococci; Enterococcus faecium; Faecal pollution; Microbial source tracking; Pulsed field gel electrophoresis

Indexed keywords

BACILLI; BEACHES; COASTAL ZONES; ELECTROPHORESIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

COASTAL AREA; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM STRAINS; FAECAL INDICATOR BACTERIA; FECAL POLLUTION; MICROBIAL SOURCE TRACKING; MICROBIAL SOURCE TRACKING METHODS; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; WATER SAMPLES;

RIVERS;

BACTERIOLOGY; BACTERIUM; BEACH; BIOINDICATOR; COASTAL ZONE; ELECTROKINESIS; FECES; MARINE POLLUTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; RECREATIONAL FACILITY; RIVER POLLUTION; SAMPLING; TRACKING;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; FECES ANALYSIS; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; JAPAN; NONHUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RECREATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SAMPLING;

AOSHIMA ISLAND; JAPAN; KYUSHU; MIYAZAKI;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM;

EID: 79551683042     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2010.04918.x     Document Type: Article

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