Microbial pollution indicators and culturable heterotrophic bacteria in a Mediterranean area (Southern Adriatic Sea Italian coasts)

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 461-469

  Stabili, L ^a,b   Cavallo, R A ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Culturable heterotrophic bacteria; Faecal contamination indicators; Marine environment; Southern Adriatic Sea; Water quality

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; BIODIVERSITY; BIOINDICATOR; HETEROTROPHY; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MARINE POLLUTION; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIOLOGY; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; POLLUTION TOLERANCE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WATER QUALITY; YEAST;

ADRIATIC COAST [ITALY]; BRINDISI; ITALY; PUGLIA;

AEROMONAS; BACILLI (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; FLAVOBACTERIUM; PHOTOBACTERIUM; POSIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS;

EID: 79956061761     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2011.04.010     Document Type: Article

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