Diversity of the heterotrophic microbial populations for distinguishing natural mineral waters

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 153, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 38-44

  Casanovas Massana, Arnau ^a   Blanch, Anicet R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Autochthonous microbiota; Diversity; Heterotrophic bacteria; Microbial water quality; Natural mineral water

Indexed keywords

MINERAL WATER; RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOCHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEM; GENE SEQUENCE; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; MICROBIAL POPULATION DYNAMICS; MICROFLORA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SPRING; SWEDEN; TEMPERATURE;

BACTERIA; BACTERIA, AEROBIC; DRINKING WATER; ECOSYSTEM; GENES, RRNA; GENETIC VARIATION; METAGENOME; MINERAL WATERS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SEASONS; SPAIN; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 84855449615     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: 18793460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2011.10.012     Document Type: Article

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