Escherichia coli toxin and attachment genes in sand at Great Lakes recreational beaches

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 129-133

  Bauer, Leah ^a   Alm, Elizabeth ^a  

^a CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beach sand; Bfp; Eae; Escherichia coli; Fecal indicator bacteria; Stx

Indexed keywords

BEACH SAND; BFP; EAE; FECAL INDICATOR BACTERIA; STX;

BEACHES; GENES; LAKES; SAND; TOXIC MATERIALS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

BEACH; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; COMMENSAL; FECAL COLIFORM; GENE EXPRESSION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PATHOGEN; PATHOTYPE; PROTEIN; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; SAND; THRESHOLD; TOXIN; VIRULENCE; WATER QUALITY; WAVE RUNUP;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; LAKE HURON; LAKE SAINT CLAIR; MICHIGAN; UNITED STATES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84857141593     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jglr.2011.10.004     Document Type: Article

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