Application of reverse transcriptase -PCR (RT-PCR) for rapid detection of viable Escherichia coli in drinking water samples

Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Molaee, Neda ^a   Abtahi, Hamid ^b   Ghannadzadeh, Mohammad Javad ^a   Karimi, Masoude ^a   Ghaznavi Rad, Ehsanollah ^a,b  

^a ARAK UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b ARAK UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Coliforms; Drinking water; Reverse transcriptase

Indexed keywords

COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DRINKING WATER; HYDROPHOBICITY; MEMBRANE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA; WATER QUALITY;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84927939491     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2052336X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s40201-015-0177-z     Document Type: Article

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