Occurrence of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in raw water and water treatment operations for the production of potable water

Water Research

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 3271-3278

  Aboagye, G ^a   Rowe, M T ^a,b  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; DISEASES; FLOTATION; RESERVOIRS (WATER); WATER FILTRATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TREATMENT;

ANIMAL FECES; CATCHMENT AREA; CROHN DISEASE; DOMESTIC USE; JOHNE'S DISEASE; MYCOBACTERIA AVIUM SUBSP.; PARATUBERCULOSIS; RAW WATER; SLOW SAND FILTRATION; WATER CATCHMENT;

POTABLE WATER;

DRINKING WATER;

BACTERIAL DISEASE; BACTERIUM; CATTLE; DRINKING WATER; EXCRETION; FECES; LAKE POLLUTION; PATHOGENICITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SAMPLING; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FECES ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; MANURE; MYCOBACTERIUM PARATUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PARATUBERCULOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING; WATER TREATMENT;

LOUGH NEAGH; NORTHERN IRELAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALIA; BOS; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM SUBSP. PARATUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 79955967307     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2011.03.029     Document Type: Article

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