Comparison of Enterococcus density estimates in marine beach and bay samples by real-time polymerase chain reaction, membrane filtration and defined substrate testing

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1066-1072

  Ferretti, James A ^a   Tran, Hiep V ^a   Cosgrove, Elizabeth ^b   Protonentis, John ^c   Loftin, Virginia ^d   Conklin, Carol S ^e   Grant, Robert N ^e  

^a Urban Watershed Management Research Edison   (United States)

^b Monmouth County Health Department   (United States)

^c Ocean County Health Department   (United States)

^d NJDEP Bureau of Marine Water Monitoring   (United States)

^e Ocean County Utilities Authority   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Beaches; Enterococcus; Microbial contamination; New Jersey; Pollution monitoring; Quantitative PCR; Water quality

Indexed keywords

ENTEROCOCCUS; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; NEW JERSEY; POLLUTION MONITORING; QUANTITATIVE PCR;

BACTERIOLOGY; BEACHES; CONTAMINATION; MARINE POLLUTION; MICROFILTRATION; MONITORING; POLLUTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

SEA WATER;

BACTERIUM; FILTRATION; MEMBRANE; POLLUTION MONITORING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WATER QUALITY;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY; ENTEROCOCCUS; GEOMETRY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MEMBRANE FILTER; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEASHORE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION;

BATHING BEACHES; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FILTRATION; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEAWATER; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTION;

NEW JERSEY; UNITED STATES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS;

EID: 79955577309     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2011.02.018     Document Type: Article

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