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Growth of Enterococci in Unaltered, Unseeded Beach Sands Subjected to Tidal Wetting
17 Jan 2009
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Enterococci are indicator bacteria used to assess the risk of acquiring enteric disease from swimming in marine waters. Previous work identified beach sands as reservoirs of enterococci which can be transported from the sand to the sea, where they may instigate beach advisories. The present study establishes that naturally occurring enterococci can replicate in beach sands under environmentally relevant...
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