Genetic markers for rapid PCR-based identification of gull, Canada goose, duck, and chicken fecal contamination in water

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 503-510

  Green, Hyatt C ^a   Dick, Linda K ^b   Gilpin, Brent ^c   Samadpour, Mansour ^d   Field, Katharine G ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ESR Christchurch Science Centre   (New Zealand)

^d Institute for Environmental Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMPYLOBACTERS; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; FECAL CONTAMINATION; GENETIC MARKERS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HELICOBACTER; HUMAN HEALTH RISKS; HUMAN PATHOGENS; MOST PROBABLE NUMBER; NEW ZEALAND; PCR ASSAY; QUANTITATIVE PCR; RAPID IDENTIFICATION; RNA GENES; RRNA GENES; SUBTRACTIVE HYBRIDIZATION; SYBR GREEN;

ANIMALS; CONTAMINATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENES; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH RISKS; RNA; WOOL;

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BACTERIAL DNA; RIBOSOME DNA; RNA 16S;

AVIFAUNA; BIOASSAY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FECAL COLIFORM; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC MARKER; HEALTH RISK; POLLUTION MONITORING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POULTRY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEABIRD; SHEEP; WATER POLLUTION; WATERFOWL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD; CHEMISTRY; CHICKEN; DNA SEQUENCE; EVALUATION; FECES; GENETIC MARKER; GENETICS; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WATER POLLUTION;

ANIMALS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BIRDS; CHICKENS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; FECES; GENETIC MARKERS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTION;

CANADA; NEW ZEALAND; UNITED STATES;

ANAS; ANSER; AVES; BRANTA CANADENSIS; CAMPYLOBACTER; CANIS FAMILIARIS; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUSOBACTERIUM; GALLUS GALLUS; HELICOBACTER; OVIS ARIES; SUIDAE;

EID: 84855736101     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.05734-11     Document Type: Article

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