Microbial community analysis and identification of alternative host-specific fecal indicators in fecal and river water samples using pyrosequencing

Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 585-594

  Jeong, Ju Yong ^a,d   Park, Hee Deung ^b   Lee, Kyong Hee ^a   Weon, Hang Yeon ^c   Ka, Jong Ok ^d  

^a Gyeonggi do Research Institute of Health and Environment   (South Korea)

^b Korea University   (South Korea)

^c National Institute of Agricultural Science   (South Korea)

^d Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

bacteroidales; microbial source tracking; potential fecal indicator; pyrosequencing

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; RNA 16S;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTEROIDETES; CATTLE; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; FECES; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; RIVER; SWINE; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMALS; BACTEROIDETES; BASE SEQUENCE; CATTLE; DNA, BACTERIAL; FECES; GENETIC VARIATION; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RIVERS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SWINE; WATER POLLUTANTS;

ATOPOSTIPES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTEROIDALES; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; DIALISTER INVISUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LACTOBACILLUS AMYLOVORUS; MEGAMONAS; RUMINOCOCCUS LACTARIS; SUIDAE; VEILLONELLA;

EID: 80052287608     PISSN: 12258873     EISSN: 19763794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12275-011-0530-6     Document Type: Article

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