| Literature DB >> 23747707 |
J Vierheilig1, C Frick, R E Mayer, A K T Kirschner, G H Reischer, J Derx, R L Mach, R Sommer, A H Farnleitner.
Abstract
During a 3-year study, Clostridium perfringens was investigated in defined fecal sources from a temperate alluvial backwater area of a large river system. The results reveal that using C. perfringens as a conservative water quality indicator for total fecal pollution monitoring is no longer justified but suggest that it can be used as a tracer for excreta from nonherbivorous wildlife and human sewage.Entities:
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Year: 2013 PMID: 23747707 PMCID: PMC3754692 DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01396-13
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Appl Environ Microbiol ISSN: 0099-2240 Impact factor: 4.792