Quantitative PCR measurements of Escherichia coli including shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) in animal feces and environmental waters

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 3084-3090

  Ahmed, W ^a,b   Gyawali, P ^a,c   Toze, S ^a,c  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; CATCHMENTS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POTABLE WATER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; RNA;

CATTLE WASTEWATER; ENVIRONMENTAL WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL WATER SAMPLES; MEAN CONCENTRATIONS; QUANTITATIVE MICROBIAL RISK ASSESSMENT (QMRA); QUANTITATIVE PCR; SHIGA TOXIN-PRODUCING E. COLI; STANDARD DEVIATION;

WATER POLLUTION;

BACTERIAL DNA; RNA 23S; WATER; WASTE WATER;

BIOACCUMULATION; CATTLE; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; FECES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING; TOXIN; VIRULENCE; WASTEWATER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BOVINAE; CATTLE FARMING; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES ANALYSIS; FECES CULTURE; HEALTH HAZARD; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHIGA TOXIN PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WILD ANIMAL; ANIMAL; AUSTRALIA; BOVINE; CLASSIFICATION; DOG; FECES; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KANGAROO; MICROBIOLOGY; RIVER;

AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

ANIMALIA; BOS; EQUIDAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DOGS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; HUMANS; MACROPODIDAE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUEENSLAND; RIVERS; SHIGA-TOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; WASTE WATER; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 84924030949     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es505477n     Document Type: Article

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