Assessment of bacterial pathogens in fresh rainwater and airborne particulate matter using Real-Time PCR

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 46, Issue , 2012, Pages 131-139

  Kaushik, Rajni ^a   Balasubramanian, Rajasekhar ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Aerosols; Air quality; Bioaerosols; Pathogens; Rainwater

Indexed keywords

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; AIRBORNE PARTICULATE MATTERS; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITIONS; BACTERIAL PATHOGENS; BIOAEROSOLS; DRY AND WET DEPOSITIONS; HEALTH CONCERNS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LAKE SAND RESERVOIRS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RAINWATER; REAL-TIME PCR; REAL-TIME PCR METHOD; SINGAPORE; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION; TROPICAL ATMOSPHERES; WATER-BORNE DISEASE;

AEROSOLS; AIR QUALITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; METEOROLOGICAL PROBLEMS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

PATHOGENS;

RAIN;

AEROSOL; AIR QUALITY; ASSESSMENT METHOD; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BACTERIUM; DISEASE PREVALENCE; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; HEALTH RISK; PARTICULATE MATTER; PATHOGENICITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RAINWATER; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; DRY DEPOSITION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LAKE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESERVOIR; WET DEPOSITION;

SINGAPORE [SOUTHEAST ASIA];

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 82955251110     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2011.10.013     Document Type: Article

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