Characterization of microbial populations associated with natural swimming pools

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 216, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 132-137

  Casanovas Massana, Arnau ^a   Blanch, Anicet R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bacterial indicators; Microbial source tracking; Natural swimming pool; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Wildlife pollution

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL RNA; RNA 16S;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FECES; FILTRATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PLANT; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SWIMMING POOL; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FECES; FILTRATION; HUMANS; PLANTS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SWIMMING POOLS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 84873055942     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: 1618131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2012.04.002     Document Type: Article

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