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Phylogenetic diversity and molecular detection of bacteria in gull feces.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Jul 2008
Lu Jingrang, Santo Domingo Jorge W, Lamendella Regina, Edge Thomas, Hill Stephen
Abstract excerpt
In spite of increasing public health concerns about the potential risks associated with swimming in waters contaminated with waterfowl feces, little is known about the composition of the gut microbial community of aquatic birds. To address this, a gull 16S rRNA gene clone library was developed and analyzed to determine the identities of fecal bacteria. Analysis of 282 16S rRNA gene clones demonstrated that the...
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