Persistence of host-associated Bacteroidales gene markers and their quantitative detection in an urban and agricultural mixed prairie watershed

Water Research

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 2891-2904

  Tambalo, Dinah D ^a   Fremaux, Bastien ^a,b   Boa, Tyler ^a   Yost, Christopher K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

^b Biokar Diagnostics Solabia   (France)

Author keywords

Bacteroidales gene markers; Enteric pathogens; Faecal pollution; Freshwater; Microbial source tracking; Persistence; Real time quantitative PCR

Indexed keywords

GENES; MAMMALS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WATER POLLUTION; WATERSHEDS;

BACTEROIDALE GENE MARKER; E. COLI; ENTERIC PATHOGENS; FECAL POLLUTION; FRESH WATER; MICROBIAL SOURCE TRACKING; PERSISTENCE; PRAIRIE WATERSHEDS; QUANTITATIVE PCR; REAL-TIME QUANTITATIVE PCR;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BACTERIUM; BIOASSAY; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FACIES; FECES; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; GENETIC MARKER; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRAIRIE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UNGULATE; URBAN AREA; WATER RESOURCE; WATERSHED;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTEROIDALES; CAMPYLOBACTER; CANADA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HOST RANGE; MARKER GENE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SALMONELLA; URBAN AREA; WATERSHED;

CANADA; SASKATCHEWAN;

BACTEROIDALES; BOS; CAMPYLOBACTER; EQUIDAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SALMONELLA;

EID: 84860427695     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2012.02.048     Document Type: Article

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