Standardization of enterococci density estimates by EPA qPCR methods and comparison of beach action value exceedances in river waters with culture methods

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 105, Issue , 2014, Pages 59-66

  Haugland, Richard A ^a   Siefring, Shawn D ^a   Varma, Manju ^a   Dufour, Alfred P ^a   Brenner, Kristen P ^a   Wade, Timothy J ^a   Sams, Elizabeth ^a   Cochran, Stacey ^b   Braun, Steve ^b   Sivaganensan, Mano ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission   (United States)

Author keywords

Enterococcus; EPA methods; QPCR; Recreational water quality criteria

Indexed keywords

RIVER WATER; BACTERIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CALIBRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STANDARDIZATION; UNITED STATES; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; BACTERIAL LOAD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION STUDY; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RIVER; STANDARDS; SWIMMING;

BACTERIAL LOAD; BATHING BEACHES; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RIVERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84905236838     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: 18728359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2014.07.007     Document Type: Article

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