The presence of atrazine and atrazine-degrading bacteria in the residential, cattle farming, forested and golf course regions of Lake Oconee

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 293-299

  Sherchan, S P ^a   Bachoon, D S ^a  

^a GEORGIA COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrazine; atzA gene; Golf course; Herbicides; Lake Oconee; QPCR

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; FORESTRY; GENES; HERBICIDES; HOUSING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPORTS;

ATRAZINE CONCENTRATIONS; ATRAZINE-DEGRADING BACTERIA; ATZA GENE; FORESTED SITES; GOLF COURSE; LAKE OCONEE; QPCR; RESIDENTIAL SITE; SEDIMENT SAMPLES; WATER SAMPLES;

LAKES;

ATRAZINE; ATRAZINE CHLOROHYDROLASE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; HYDROLASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ATRAZINE; BACTERIUM; CATTLE; DEGRADATION; GOLF COURSE; IMMUNOASSAY; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; STANDARD (REGULATION);

ARTICLE; ATRAZINE DEGRADING BACTERIA; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM; BIFIDOBACTERIUM ADOLESCENTIS; CATABOLISM; CATTLE FARMING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; LAKE; LAKE SEDIMENT; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESIDENTIAL AREA; SPORT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING;

GEORGIA; LAKE OCONEE; UNITED STATES;

BOS;

EID: 79960555478     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2011.05059.x     Document Type: Article

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