Differential occurrence of Escherichia coli and human Bacteroidales at two Great Lakes beaches

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 530-535

  Staley, Zachery R ^a,b   Vogel, Laura ^a   Robinson, Clare ^a   Edge, Thomas A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bacteroidales; Beach; Escherichia coli; Sand; Source tracking

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEALTH RISKS; LAKES; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SAND;

BACTEROIDALES; CULTURE METHODS; LIMIT OF DETECTION; SEDIMENT SAMPLES; SOURCE TRACKING; UNSATURATED SAND; WATER EXPOSURE; WATER INTERFACE;

BEACHES;

BACTERIUM; BEACH; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GENETIC MARKER; MONITORING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS;

BURLINGTON [VERMONT]; GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; LAKE ONTARIO; UNITED STATES; VERMONT;

BACTEROIDALES; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84930275169     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jglr.2015.03.006     Document Type: Article

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