A multi-beach study of Staphylococcus aureus, MRSA, and enterococci in seawater and beach sand

Water Research

Volumn 46, Issue 13, 2012, Pages 4195-4207

  Goodwin, Kelly D ^a,d   McNay, Melody ^b,c   Cao, Yiping ^b   Ebentier, Darcy ^b   Madison, Melissa ^b   Griffith, John F ^b  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATER RESEARCH PROJECT   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^d SWFSC   (United States)

Author keywords

Beach sand; Enterococci; MRSA; Recreational water quality; Seawater; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BEACHES; LINEAR REGRESSION; SAND; TEMPERATURE; WATER QUALITY;

BEACH SAND; ENTEROCOCCUS; HUMAN EXPOSURES; METHICILLIN; METHICILLIN RESISTANT S AUREUS; RECREATIONAL WATER QUALITY; S. AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; WATER QUALITY MONITORING; WATER TEMPERATURES;

SEAWATER;

SEA WATER;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIUM; BEACH; COASTAL SEDIMENT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POLLUTION MONITORING; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; SAND; SEAWATER; WATER QUALITY; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENTEROCOCCUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAND; SEASHORE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUMMER; UNITED STATES; WATER QUALITY; WATER TEMPERATURE;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84862771127     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2012.04.001     Document Type: Article

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