Bacteriophages infecting Bacteroides as a marker for microbial source tracking

Water Research

Volumn 55, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-11

  Jofre, Joan ^a   Blanch, Anicet R ^a   Lucena, Francisco ^a   Muniesa, Maite ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bacteriophages; Bacteroides; Microbial source tracking; Somatic coliphages

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; NUMERICAL METHODS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WATER POLLUTION;

ANIMAL SPECIES; BACTEROIDES; FECAL POLLUTION; FECAL SOURCES; GEOGRAPHICAL AREA; HOST STRAIN; HUMAN FAECAL WASTES; MICROBIAL SOURCE TRACKING; SOMATIC COLIPHAGES; UNCERTAINTY;

BACTERIOPHAGES;

SURFACE WATER;

ABUNDANCE; BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTERIUM; BIOMARKER; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FECES; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; TRACKING; WATER POLLUTION;

BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTEROIDES; BACTEROIDES THETAIOTAOMICRON; COLIPHAGE; FECES; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEASONAL VARIATION; WASTE; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER CONTAMINATION; ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; VIROLOGY; WATER POLLUTION;

ANIMALS; BACTERIOPHAGES; BACTEROIDES; COLIPHAGES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 84894466589     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2014.02.006     Document Type: Review

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