Sediment composition influences spatial variation in the abundance of human pathogen indicator bacteria within an estuarine environment

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 2014, Pages

  Perkins, Tracy L ^a   Clements, Katie ^a   Baas, Jaco H ^a   Jago, Colin F ^a   Jones, Davey L ^a   Malham, Shelagh K ^a   McDonald, James E ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CAMPYLOBACTER; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESTUARY; FECAL INDICATOR BACTERIA; GRAIN; HEALTH HAZARD; PARTICLE RESUSPENSION; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; SALINITY; SALMONELLA; SEDIMENT; VIBRIO; WATER POLLUTION INDICATOR; CHEMISTRY; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FECES; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SHELLFISH; TEMPERATURE;

RNA 16S;

BACTERIA; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESTUARIES; FECES; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HUMANS; PARTICLE SIZE; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SALINITY; SALMONELLA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, RNA; SHELLFISH; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84911871577     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0112951     Document Type: Article

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