Molecular quantification of virulence gene-containing Aeromonas in water samples collected from different drinking water treatment processes

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 176, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 225-238

  Yu, Chang Ping ^a   Chu, Kung Hui ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b Texas AandM University   (United States)

Author keywords

Aeromonas; Drinking water; Heat labile cytotonic enterotoxin gene; Serine protease gene; Virulence genes

Indexed keywords

AEROMONAS; DRINKING WATER; HEAT-LABILE CYTOTONIC ENTEROTOXIN GENE; SERINE PROTEASE GENE; VIRULENCE GENES;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POTABLE WATER; RATING; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER TREATMENT;

GENES;

DRINKING WATER; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

BACTERIUM; BIOASSAY; DRINKING WATER; PATHOGEN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; VIRULENCE; WATER TREATMENT;

AER GENE; AEROMONAS; ALT GENE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SER GENE; WATER SAMPLING; WATER TREATMENT;

AEROMONAS; ENTEROTOXINS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SERINE PROTEASES; VIRULENCE FACTORS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

AEROMONAS; ANIMALIA;

EID: 79954895415     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-010-1578-1     Document Type: Article

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