Identification of fecal contamination sources in water using host-associated markers

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 210-220

  Krentz, Corinne A ^a   Prystajecky, Natalie ^b   Isaac Renton, Judith ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Provincial Health Service Authority   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Drinking water; Microbial source tracking; Multiplex PCR

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DRINKING WATER; GENETIC MARKER; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY CONTROL; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTEROIDETES; CHICKEN; COW; DEER; DNA EXTRACTION; DOG; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC MARKER; GOOSE; HORSE; HOST; HUMAN; LIMIT OF DETECTION; LIMIT OF QUANTITATION; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS CONTROL; SWINE; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CATTLE; CHARADRIIFORMES; CHICKENS; DEER; DOGS; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; GEESE; GENETIC MARKERS; HORSES; HUMANS; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SWINE; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA;

ANSER; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GALLUS GALLUS; SUIDAE;

EID: 84875660435     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: 14803275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjm-2012-0618     Document Type: Article

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