Arcobacter spp. isolated from untreated domestic effluent

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 122-126

  Merga, J Y ^a   Royden, A ^a   Pandey, A K ^a   Williams, N J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ecology; Emerging pathogen; Environmental; Intestinal microbiology; Sewage; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

EFFLUENTS; SEWAGE;

DOMESTIC EFFLUENTS; DOMESTIC SEWAGE; EMERGING PATHOGEN; ENVIRONMENTAL; HUMAN COMMUNITIES; INTESTINAL MICROBIOLOGY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BACTERIUM; DOMESTIC WASTE; EFFLUENT; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; SAMPLING; SEWAGE; WASTE TREATMENT;

ARCOBACTER; ARCOBACTER BUTZLERI; ARCOBACTER CRYAEROPHILUS; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; NONHUMAN; SEWAGE EFFLUENT; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

CHESHIRE; ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

ARCOBACTER; ARCOBACTER BUTZLERI; ARCOBACTER CRYAEROPHILUS;

ECOLOGY; EMERGING PATHOGEN; ENVIRONMENTAL; INTESTINAL MICROBIOLOGY; SEWAGE; WASTEWATER;

ANIMALS; ARCOBACTER; ENGLAND; HUMANS; SEWAGE; URBAN POPULATION; WASTE WATER; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84902304783     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: 1472765X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/lam.12256     Document Type: Article

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