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Multi-scale temporal and spatial variation in genotypic composition of Cladophora-borne Escherichia coli populations in Lake Michigan.
Water research - 1 Jan 2011
Badgley Brian D, Ferguson John, Vanden Heuvel Amy, Kleinheinz Gregory T, McDermott Colleen M, Sandrin Todd R, Kinzelman Julie, Junion Emily A, Byappanahalli Muruleedhara N, Whitman Richard L, Sadowsky Michael J
Abstract excerpt
High concentrations of Escherichia coli in mats of Cladophora in the Great Lakes have raised concern over the continued use of this bacterium as an indicator of microbial water quality. Determining the impacts of these environmentally abundant E. coli, however, necessitates a better understanding of their ecology. In this study, the population structure of 4285 Cladophora-borne E. coli isolates, obtained over...
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