Survival trends of Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Clostridium perfringens in a sandy South Florida beach

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1201-1209

  Mohammed, R L ^a   Echeverry, A ^a   Stinson, C M ^a   Green, M ^b   Bonilla, T D ^c   Hartz, A ^b   McCorquodale, D S ^b   Rogerson, A ^d   Esiobu, N ^a  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine   (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beach; Environmental factors; Indicator bacteria; Mesocosm; Sand quality

Indexed keywords

BEACH CLASSIFICATION; BEACH SAND; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; FECAL INDICATORS; HIGH DENSITY; INDICATOR BACTERIA; MESOCOSMS; P.AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; S. AUREUS; SAND BOXES; SAND PARTICLES; SOUTH FLORIDA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIA; SAND; SEAWATER;

BEACHES;

ABUNDANCE; BACTERIUM; BEACH; BIOINDICATOR; COLONIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; MESOCOSM; MICROBIAL ECOLOGY; PATHOGEN; SURVIVAL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; INDICATOR ORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SEASHORE; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; UNITED STATES;

BATHING BEACHES; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLORIDA; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PARTICLE SIZE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SEAWATER; SILICON DIOXIDE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTION;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84861941213     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.03.010     Document Type: Article

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