Co-detection of virulent Escherichia coli genes in surface water sources.

McNemar's test and the Pearson Chi-square were used to assess the co-detection and observed frequency, respectively, for potentially virulent E. coli genes in river water. Conventional multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) assays confirmed the presence of the aggR gene (69%), ipaH gene (23%...

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Main Authors: Thando Ndlovu, Marcellous Le Roux, Wesaal Khan, Sehaam Khan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4320055?pdf=render