Pathogenic Escherichia coli in rural household container waters

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1230-1237

  Jagals, P ^a   Barnard, T G ^b   Mokoena, M M ^b   Ashbolt, N ^c   Roser, D J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Domestic drinking water containers; Escherichia coli; Pathogens; PCR; Rural households; Virulence genes

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL INDICATORS; PATHOGENIC E. COLI; PATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; PCR; RURAL HOUSEHOLDS; VIRULENCE GENE; WATER CONTAINERS; WATER SUPPLY SERVICES;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENES; PATHOGENS; PLASTIC CONTAINERS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POTABLE WATER; SURVEYS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

WATER POLLUTION;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DRINKING WATER;

DRINKING WATER; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PATHOGEN; QUALITY CONTROL; RURAL AREA; SAMPLING; SURVEYING; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER USE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HOUSEHOLD; MARKER GENE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RURAL AREA; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENES, BACTERIAL; HOUSEHOLD ARTICLES; HUMANS; RURAL POPULATION; SOUTH AFRICA; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY;

AFRICA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84875985945     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2013.677     Document Type: Article

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