Decay of genetic markers for fecal bacterial indicators and pathogens in sand from Lake Superior

Water Research

Volumn 59, Issue , 2014, Pages 99-111

  Eichmiller, Jessica J ^a,b   Borchert, Andrew J ^a   Sadowsky, Michael J ^a   Hicks, Randall E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Decay rate; Fecal indicator bacteria; Freshwater; Pathogenic bacteria; Persistence; Sand

Indexed keywords

ASSAYS; CONTAMINATION; DECAY (ORGANIC); ESCHERICHIA COLI; LAKES; MOISTURE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SALMONELLA; SAND; SEWAGE; WATER QUALITY;

%MOISTURE; BACTERIAL PATHOGENS; CULTURABLE; DECAY RATE; ENTEROCOCCUS SPP; FAECAL INDICATOR BACTERIA; FRESH WATER; GENETIC MARKERS; PATHOGENIC BACTERIUM; PERSISTENCE;

PATHOGENS;

AZIDE; FRESH WATER; PROPIDIUM MONOAZIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; GENETIC MARKER;

BACTERIUM; BIOASSAY; CELL ORGANELLE; FECAL COLIFORM; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; GENETIC MARKER; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION; INOCULATION; MICROCOSM; MONITORING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SAND;

ALLBAC GENE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTEROIDES; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CELL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECAY RATE; ENTERO1 GENE; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECAL INDICATOR BACTERIA; FECES MICROFLORA; FRESHWATER SAND; GENETIC MARKER; HF183 GENE; INDICATOR ORGANISM; INOCULATION; LAKE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; MICROCOSM; MOISTURE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SAND; SEWAGE; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; BACTERIA; CLASSIFICATION; FECES; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; TIME;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; LAKE SUPERIOR;

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; FECES; GENETIC MARKERS; HUMANS; LAKES; TIME FACTORS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 84899704691     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2014.04.005     Document Type: Article

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