Fecal indicators and bacterial pathogens in bottled water from Dhaka, Bangladesh

Brazilian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 97-103

  Ahmed, W ^a,b   Yusuf, R ^c   Hasan, I ^c,d   Ashraf, W ^c   Goonetilleke, A ^e   Toze, S ^a   Gardner, T ^a,b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

^c INDEPENDENT UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

^d UNIVERSITY OF RAJSHAHI   (Bangladesh)

^e QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bacterial pathogens; Bottled water; Fecal indicator bacteria; Public health risk; Quantitative PCR

Indexed keywords

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA; SHIGELLA;

EID: 84879132661     PISSN: 15178382     EISSN: 16784405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1517-83822013005000026     Document Type: Article

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