Comparative accessory gene fingerprinting of surface water Escherichia coli reveals genetically diverse naturalized population

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 263-277

  Tymensen, L D ^a   Pyrdok, F ^b   Coles, D ^a   Koning, W ^c   Mcallister, T A ^d   Jokinen, C C ^a   Dowd, S E ^e   Neumann, N F ^f  

^a ALBERTA AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT   (Canada)

^b Umwelt und Ingenieurtechnik GmbH   (Germany)

^c ALBERTA ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS   (Canada)

^d AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^e Molecular Research LP   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

E. coli; Enteric bacteria; Environmental recreational water; Indicators; Water quality

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SURFACE WATERS; WATER QUALITY;

COMPARATIVE GENOMICS; DNA SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; E. COLI; ENTERIC BACTERIA; ENVIRONMENTAL STRAIN; ENVIRONMENTAL/RECREATIONAL WATER; GENOMIC DNA; IRON ACQUISITION; PCR ASSAY; RECREATIONAL WATER;

GENES;

GENOMIC DNA; SURFACE WATER; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; FRESH WATER;

BIOFILM; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA FINGERPRINTING; ECOTYPE; FECES; GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM; SURFACE WATER; WATER QUALITY;

ACCESSORY GENE FINGERPRINTING; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE FREQUENCY; HIGH THROUGHPUT SEQUENCING; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION GENETICS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WATER QUALITY; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CLASSIFICATION; FECES; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROCEDURES;

ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; DNA FINGERPRINTING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; FECES; FRESH WATER; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 84931577982     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jam.12814     Document Type: Article

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