Coliphage as an Indicator of Fecal Pollution in Marine Waters: Assay, Validation, and Application
Escherichia coli, the preferred bacterial indicator for fecal pollution in fresh waters, does not conform to the concept of an indicator microorganism because it is rapidly killed or inactivated by seawater. This series of papers investigated the value of coliphage, a virus which infects E. coli, as...
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NSUWorks
1987
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Online Access: | http://nsuworks.nova.edu/occ_stuetd/48 http://nsuworks.nova.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1330&context=occ_stuetd |