A national investigation of the prevalence and diversity of thermophilic Campylobacter species in agricultural watersheds in Canada

Water Research

Volumn 61, Issue , 2014, Pages 243-252

  Khan, Izhar U H ^a,b   Gannon, Vic ^c   Jokinen, Cassandra C ^c,d   Kent, Rob ^a   Koning, Wendell ^e   Lapen, David R ^b   Medeiros, Diane ^f   Miller, Jim ^g   Neumann, Norman F ^h   Phillips, Rob ^a   Schreier, Hans ⁱ   Topp, Edward ^j   van Bochove, Eric ^j   Wilkes, Graham ^b   Edge, Thomas A ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b OTTAWA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^d ALBERTA AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT   (Canada)

^e ALBERTA ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS   (Canada)

^f HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

^g LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^h UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^j AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

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Author keywords

Agricultural water; Campylobacter coli; Campylobacter jejuni; Campylobacter lari; Prevalence; Thermophilic campylobacters

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; AGRICULTURE; BACTERIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RIVERS;

AGRICULTURAL WATER; CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CAMPYLOBACTER LARI; PREVALENCE; THERMOPHILIC CAMPYLOBACTERS;

WATERSHEDS;

NUCLEIC ACID; BACTERIAL DNA; FRESH WATER; RNA 16S;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BIOGEOGRAPHICAL REGION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; RIVER BASIN; SPECIES DIVERSITY; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED; BIOASSAY; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

ARTICLE; BEEF CATTLE; CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CAMPYLOBACTER LARI; CANADA; CELL DENSITY; DAIRY CATTLE; DNA EXTRACTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GRAM STAINING; LIVESTOCK; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; MINIMUM PROBABLE NUMBER; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NONHUMAN; POULTRY; POULTRY FARMING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER BASIN; SWINE; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM; WATER SAMPLING; WATERSHED; WILDLIFE; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; PREVALENCE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; WATER ANALYSIS; AGRICULTURE; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY;

CANADA;

CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CAMPYLOBACTER LARI;

AGRICULTURE; CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CAMPYLOBACTER LARI; CANADA; DNA, BACTERIAL; FRESH WATER; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S;

EID: 84902255313     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2014.05.027     Document Type: Article

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