Differential decay of Enterococci and Escherichia coli originating from two fecal pollution sources

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 79, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 2488-2492

  Korajkic, Asja ^a   McMinn, Brian R ^a   Harwood, Valerie J ^c   Shanks, Orin C ^b   Fout, G Shay ^a   Ashbolt, Nicholas J ^a  

^a Office of Research and Development   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC MESOCOSMS; CATTLE MANURES; DIFFERENTIAL DECAYS; FECAL INDICATOR BACTERIA; FECAL POLLUTION; FECAL SOURCES; MICROBIOTAS; SUNLIGHT EXPOSURE;

MANURES; SEWAGE; WATER POLLUTION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

FRESH WATER; SEA WATER;

BACTERIOLOGY; BIODEGRADATION; CATTLE; FECAL COLIFORM; FRESHWATER; POLLUTANT SOURCE; SEAWATER; SEWAGE; SOLAR RADIATION; VIABILITY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL LOAD; CATTLE; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; ORGANISMAL INTERACTION; SEWAGE; SUNLIGHT; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL LOAD; CATTLE; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FRESH WATER; HUMANS; MICROBIAL INTERACTIONS; SEAWATER; SEWAGE; SUNLIGHT; WATER POLLUTANTS;

BOS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84875507645     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.03781-12     Document Type: Article

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