Lack of direct effects of agrochemicals on zoonotic pathogens and fecal indicator bacteria

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 78, Issue 22, 2012, Pages 8146-8150

  Staley, Zachery R ^a   Senkbeil, Jacob K ^a   Rohr, Jason R ^a   Harwood, Valerie J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROTHALONIL; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; FECAL INDICATOR BACTERIA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA;

BACILLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SALMONELLA; WATER POLLUTION;

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS;

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL; ATRAZINE; CHLOROTHALONIL; MALATHION; NITRILE;

AGROCHEMICAL; ATRAZINE; BIOINDICATOR; FECAL COLIFORM; MALATHION; PATHOGEN; SURVIVAL; VIRUS; WATER POLLUTION;

ADENOVIRUS; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROBIOLOGY; POLYOMA VIRUS; SALMONELLA ENTERICA;

ADENOVIRIDAE; AGROCHEMICALS; ATRAZINE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; MALATHION; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; NITRILES; POLYOMAVIRUS; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

ADENOVIRIDAE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; POLYOMAVIRUS; SALMONELLA ENTERICA;

EID: 84868611692     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01815-12     Document Type: Article

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