Indicator microbes correlate with pathogenic bacteria, yeasts and helminthes in sand at a subtropical recreational beach site

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 110, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1571-1583

  Shah, A H ^a,b   Abdelzaher, A M ^a,b   Phillips, M ^a,b   Hernandez, R ^a,b   Solo Gabriele, H M ^a,b   Kish, J ^a   Scorzetti, G ^a,c   Fell, J W ^a,c   Diaz, M R ^a,c   Scott, T M ^a,d   Lukasik, J ^e   Harwood, V J ^f   Mcquaig, S ^f   Sinigalliano, C D ^a,g   Gidley, M L ^a,c,g   Wanless, D ^a,c,g   Ager, A ^a,h   Lui, J ^a,h   Stewart, J R ⁱ   Plano, L R W ^a,h   Fleming, L E ^a,c   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b University of Miami College of Engineering   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^d BCS Laboratories Inc   (United States)

^e BCS Laboratories Inc   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^g NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental recreational water; Indicators; Sediment

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BEACHES; PATHOGENS; SAND; TROPICS; WATER QUALITY;

BEACH SAND; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL/RECREATIONAL WATER; FECAL INDICATORS; HUMAN HEALTH; NONPOINT SOURCES; PATHOGENIC BACTERIUM; RECREATIONAL BEACHES; RECREATIONAL WATER; WATER COLUMNS;

YEAST;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIUM; BEACH; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; MOISTURE CONTENT; NEMATODE; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; PATHOGEN; PUBLIC HEALTH; RECREATIONAL FACILITY; SAND; SUBTROPICAL REGION; WATER COLUMN; WATER QUALITY; YEAST;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; HELMINTH; INDICATOR ORGANISM; MICROORGANISM; MOISTURE; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; SAND; SEASHORE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; WATER QUALITY; YEAST;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; MIAMI; UNITED STATES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VERMES;

EID: 79955924470     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2011.05013.x     Document Type: Article

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