Characterization of fecal concentrations in human and other animal sources by physical, culture-based, and quantitative real-time PCR methods

Water Research

Volumn 47, Issue 18, 2013, Pages 6873-6882

  Ervin, Jared S ^a   Russell, Todd L ^b   Layton, Blythe A ^c   Yamahara, Kevan M ^e   Wang, Dan ^b   Sassoubre, Lauren M ^b   Cao, Yiping ^c   Kelty, Catherine A ^d   Sivaganesan, Mano ^d   Boehm, Alexandria B ^b   Holden, Patricia A ^a   Weisberg, Stephen B ^c   Shanks, Orin C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Stanford University   (United States)

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

^d U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^e STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteroidales; Enterococci; Escherichia coli; Fecal indicator bacteria; Microbial source tracking; Quantitative real time PCR; Water quality

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MAMMALS; MICROFILTRATION; MIXTURES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEWAGE; WATER QUALITY;

BACTEROIDALES; ENTEROCOCCI; FECAL INDICATOR BACTERIA; MICROBIAL SOURCE TRACKING; QUANTITATIVE REAL TIME PCR;

WATER POLLUTION;

DNA; FRESH WATER;

BACTERIUM; CANID; CATTLE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DEER; FECES; MEMBRANE; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POULTRY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME; RESEARCH WORK; SEWAGE; SLURRY; SUBSTRATE; WATER QUALITY;

AGRICULTURAL SLURRY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; DEER; DNA ISOLATION; DOG; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES ANALYSIS; GOOSE; HORSE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MANURE; MEMBRANE FILTER; NONHUMAN; PIGEON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEWAGE; SWINE; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

ANIMALIA; ANSER; BACTEROIDALES; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CERVIDAE; COLUMBA; EQUIDAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SUIDAE;

BACTEROIDALES; ENTEROCOCCI; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECAL INDICATOR BACTERIA; MICROBIAL SOURCE TRACKING; QUANTITATIVE REAL-TIME PCR; WATER QUALITY;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BIRDS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FECES; HUMANS; MAMMALS; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 84887201531     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2013.02.060     Document Type: Article

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