Modeling the effect of light and salinity on viable but non-culturable (VBNC) Enterococcus

Water Research

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 3315-3328

  Gin, Karina Yew Hoong ^a   Goh, Shin Giek ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Bacterial indicator; Enterococci; Survival; Viable but non culturable (VBNC); Water quality

Indexed keywords

BACILLI; CELLS; CYTOLOGY; DECAY (ORGANIC); IRRADIATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEAWATER;

BACTERIAL INDICATORS; CELL-BE; CELL/B.E; CELL/BE; CONDITION; CULTURE-BASED METHODS; ENTEROCOCCUS; SURVIVAL; VIABLE BUT NON-CULTURABLE;

WATER QUALITY;

FRESH WATER; SEA WATER;

BACTERIUM; BIOINDICATOR; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; IRRADIATION; LIGHT EFFECT; MICROBIAL ECOLOGY; MICROCOSM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; SALINITY; SURVIVAL; VIABILITY; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; BACTERIAL VIABILITY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; LIGHT; MICROCOSM; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALINITY; VIABLE BUT NONCULTURABLE; WATER QUALITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS;

EID: 84877652532     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2013.03.021     Document Type: Article

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