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Geographic isolation of Escherichia coli genotypes in sediments and water of the Seven Mile Creek - A constructed riverine watershed.
The Science of the total environment - 15 Dec 2015
Chandrasekaran Ramyavardhanee, Hamilton Matthew J, Wang Ping, Staley Christopher, Matteson Scott, Birr Adam, Sadowsky Michael J
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Escherichia coli is used to indicate fecal contamination in freshwater systems and is an indicator of the potential presence of human pathogens. However, naturalized E. coli strains that persist and grow in the environment confound the use of this bacterium as a fecal indicator. Here we examined the spatial and temporal distribution of E. coli in water and sediments of the Seven Mile Creek (SMC), a constructed,...
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