Occurrence of Aeromonas spp. in a random sample of drinking water distribution systems in the USA

Journal of Water and Health

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 785-798

  Egorov, Andrey I ^a   Birkenhauer Best, Jennifer M ^a   Frebis, Christopher P ^a   Karapondo, Michella S ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aeromonas; Chlorine; Distribution systems; Drinking water

Indexed keywords

AGAR; AMPICILLIN; CHLORINE; DEXTRIN; DRINKING WATER; INDOLE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; TREHALOSE; VANCOMYCIN;

AGAR; ANTIBODY; BACTERIAL DISEASE; BACTERIUM; CHLORINE; DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM; DRINKING WATER; GEOGRAPHICAL REGION; HEALTH RISK; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PH; PUBLIC HEALTH; SAMPLING; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TURBIDITY; WATER SUPPLY;

AEROMONAS; AEROMONAS BESTIARUM; AEROMONAS EUCRENOPHILA; AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; AEROMONAS JANDAEI; AEROMONAS POPOFFII; AEROMONAS SALMONICIDA; AEROMONAS SCHUBERTII; AEROMONAS SOBRIA; AEROMONAS VERONII; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; NEPHELOMETRY; NONHUMAN; PH; SUMMER; TURBIDITY; UNITED STATES; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TEMPERATURE;

AEROMONAS; DISINFECTION; HALOGENATION; LOGISTIC MODELS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY;

UNITED STATES;

AEROMONAS; AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA;

EID: 84856041087     PISSN: 14778920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wh.2011.169     Document Type: Article

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