Detection of Pathogenic and Non-pathogenic Bacteria in Drinking Water and Associated Biofilms on the Crow Reservation, Montana, USA

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 52-63

  Richards, Crystal L ^a   Broadaway, Susan C ^b   Eggers, Margaret J ^b   Doyle, John ^c,d,e   Pyle, Barry H ^b   Camper, Anne K ^f   Ford, Timothy E ^g  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY BILLINGS   (United States)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Little Big Horn College   (United States)

^d Apsaalooke Water and Wastewater Authority   (United States)

^e Crow Tribal member   (United States)

^f Idaho National Laboratory   (United States)

^g SHENANDOAH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Drinking water; Helicobacter pylori; Legionella; Mycobacterium

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER;

ALASKA NATIVE; AMERICAN INDIAN; ANIMAL; BACTERIAL LOAD; BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; CLASSIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FECES; GENETICS; HELICOBACTER; HETEROTROPHY; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LEGIONELLA; MICROBIOLOGY; MONTANA; MYCOBACTERIUM; PATHOGENICITY; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

ALASKA NATIVES; ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL LOAD; BIOFILMS; DRINKING WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FECES; GROUNDWATER; HELICOBACTER; HETEROTROPHIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; LEGIONELLA; MONTANA; MYCOBACTERIUM; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84925424046     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00248-015-0595-6     Document Type: Article

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