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Population structure of Cladophora-borne Escherichia coli in nearshore water of Lake Michigan.
Water research - 1 Aug 2007
Byappanahalli Muruleedhara N, Whitman Richard L, Shively Dawn A, Ferguson John, Ishii Satoshi, Sadowsky Michael J
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We previously reported that the macrophytic green alga Cladophora harbors high densities (up to 10(6) colony-forming units/g dry weight) of the fecal indicator bacteria, Escherichia coli and enterococci, in shoreline waters of Lake Michigan. However, the population structure and genetic relatedness of Cladophora-borne indicator bacteria remain poorly understood. In this study, 835 E. coli isolates were collected...
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