Abundance and distribution of enteric bacteria and viruses in coastal and estuarine sediments – a review.

Abundance and distribution of enteric bacteria and viruses in coastal and estuarine sediments – a review.

The long term survival of faecal indicator organisms (FIOs) and human pathogenic microorganisms in sediments is important from a water quality, human health and ecological perspective. Typically, both bacteria and viruses strongly associate with particulate matter present in freshwater, estuarine an...

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Main Authors: Francis Hassard, Ceri L Gwyther, Kata Farkas, Anthony Andrews, Vera Jones, Brian Cox, Howard Brett, Davey L Jones, James E McDonald, Shelagh K Malham
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Survival
Biofilm
sediment
resuspension
Faecal indicator organisms
Viable but non-culturable bacteria
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2016.01692/full

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