Bacterial pathogen gene abundance and relation to recreational water quality at seven Great Lakes beaches

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 24, 2014, Pages 14148-14157

  Oster, Ryan J ^a   Wijesinghe, Rasanthi U ^a   Haack, Sheridan K ^a   Fogarty, Lisa R ^a   Tucker, Taaja R ^b   Riley, Stephen C ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b CSS Inc under contract to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Office for Coastal Management   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENES; LAKES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUALITY MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SALMONELLA; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

CONCENTRATION DISTRIBUTIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GEOGRAPHIC VARIABILITY; MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY; QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENTS; QUANTITATIVE MICROBIAL RISK ASSESSMENT; RECREATIONAL WATER QUALITY; SHIGA TOXIN-PRODUCING E. COLI;

BEACHES;

BACTERIAL DNA; LAKE WATER; BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

BACTERIUM; BEACH; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DETECTION METHOD; PATHOGEN; RECREATIONAL FACILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXIN; WATER QUALITY;

ALGA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; DNA SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DOSAGE; LAKE; LAKE SEDIMENT; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECREATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SEASHORE; SHIGA TOXIN PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI; SHIGELLA; WATER QUALITY; BACTERIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; SWIMMING; UNITED STATES;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA];

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SHIGELLA;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BATHING BEACHES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GREAT LAKES REGION; LAKES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 84918510977     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es5038657     Document Type: Article

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