Escherichia coli virulence genes profile of surface waters as an indicator of water quality

Water Research

Volumn 45, Issue 19, 2011, Pages 6321-6333

  Masters, N ^a   Wiegand, A ^a   Ahmed, W ^a,b   Katouli, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; Indicator of water quality; Surface water; Virulence factors

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENES; LAND USE; WATER QUALITY;

DRY AND WET SEASONS; DRY SEASONS; ESTUARINE WATERS; STORMWATERS; VIRULENCE FACTORS; VIRULENCE GENE; WATER SAMPLES; WATER TYPES;

SURFACE WATERS;

FRESH WATER; SURFACE WATER;

BIOINDICATOR; BRACKISH WATER; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; GENETIC ANALYSIS; INFECTIVITY; LAND USE; RUNOFF; SEASONAL VARIATION; STORMWATER; SURFACE WATER; VIRULENCE; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CDT GENE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EAEA GENE; EAST1 GENE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESTUARY; FYUA GENE; INTESTINE INFECTION; IRON GENE; ISS GENE; KPSMTII GENE; LAND USE; NONHUMAN; OMPA GENE; PAA GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; STX2 GENE; TRAT GENE; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; PAA;

EID: 80555149384     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2011.09.018     Document Type: Article

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