Contamination level and location of recreational freshwater influence the ability to predict Escherichia coli concentration by qPCR targeting Bacteroides

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 103, Issue , 2012, Pages 95-101

  Mulugeta, Surafel ^a   Hindman, Ryan ^a   Olszewski, Adam M ^a   Hoover, Kaitlyn ^a   Greene, Kendall ^a   Lieberman, Matthew ^a   Mauro, Steven A ^a  

^a MERCYHURST COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteriological plating; Fecal indicators; Quantitative PCR; Water quality

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; DECISION MAKING; LAKES; LOCATION; PLATING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

BACTERIOLOGICAL PLATING; BACTEROIDES; COLONY FORMING UNITS; CONTAMINATION LEVELS; FAECAL INDICATOR BACTERIA; FECAL BACTERIA; FECAL INDICATORS; FRESH WATER; QUANTITATIVE PCR; RECREATIONAL WATER;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

BACTERIAL DNA; FRESH WATER;

BACTERIOLOGY; BEACH; COLONY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DECISION MAKING; FECAL COLIFORM; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECREATIONAL FACILITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SHORELINE; SURFACE WATER; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTEROIDES; COLONY FORMING UNIT; DNA ISOLATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES MICROFLORA; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SAMPLING; WATER STANDARD;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; LAKE ERIE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTEROIDES; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84860523983     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.03.012     Document Type: Article

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