Comparison of PCR and quantitative real-time PCR methods for the characterization of ruminant and cattle fecal pollution sources

Water Research

Volumn 47, Issue 18, 2013, Pages 6921-6928

  Raith, Meredith R ^b   Kelty, Catherine A ^a   Griffith, John F ^b   Schriewer, Alexander ^c   Wuertz, Stefan ^c   Mieszkin, Sophie ^d   Gourmelon, Michele ^d   Reischer, Georg H ^e   Farnleitner, Andreas H ^e   Ervin, Jared S ^f   Holden, Patricia A ^f   Ebentier, Darcy L ^g   Jay, Jennifer A ^g   Wang, Dan ^h   Boehm, Alexandria B ^h   Aw, Tiong Gim ⁱ   Rose, Joan B ⁱ   Balleste, E ^j   Meijer, W G ^j   Sivaganesan, Mano ^a   Shanks, Orin C ^a   more..

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATER RESEARCH PROJECT   (United States)

^c University of California Davis   (United States)

^d IFREMER   (France)

^e VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^h Stanford University   (United States)

ⁱ MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

more..

Author keywords

Cattle; Fecal pollution; Microbial source tracking; Ruminants

Indexed keywords

MAMMALS; QUALITY MANAGEMENT; RNA; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

CATTLE; FECAL POLLUTION; MICROBIAL SOURCE TRACKING; PERFORMANCE CHARACTERIZATION; QUANTITATIVE REAL TIME PCR; REAL-TIME QUANTITATIVE PCR; RECREATIONAL WATER QUALITY; RUMINANTS;

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

RNA 16S;

BACTERIUM; CATTLE; FECES; FILTER; GENETIC MARKER; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NONTARGET ORGANISM; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME; STANDARDIZATION; TRACKING; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; BACTEROIDALES; BOVIDS; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS; FECAL POLLUTION; FECES; FEEDING; FILTER; HOST; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UNITED STATES; WATER QUALITY;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; BACTEROIDALES; BOS;

CATTLE; FECAL POLLUTION; MICROBIAL SOURCE TRACKING; RUMINANTS;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; CALIFORNIA; CATTLE; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FECES; GENETIC MARKERS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; RUMINANTS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 84887171623     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2013.03.061     Document Type: Article

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