Abundance and characteristics of the recreational water quality indicator bacteria Escherichia coli and enterococci in gull faeces
- 1 May 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Applied Microbiology
- Vol. 94 (5) , 865-878
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2672.2003.01910.x
Abstract
Aims: To evaluate the numbers and selected phenotypic and genotypic characteristics of the faecal indicator bacteria Escherichia coli and enterococci in gull faeces at representative Great Lakes swim...Keywords
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