Investigation of Reservoirs of Fecal Indicator Bacteria and Water Quality on the Presence of Allochthonous Pathogens and the Ecology and Virulence of Vibrio vulnificus

The quality of recreational and shellfishing waters has historically been monitored using commensal, allochthonous bacteria shed in feces (fecal indicator bacteria, FIB). The fate of FIB in the environment should mimic that of bacterial, protozoan, and viral human pathogens, which may also be alloch...

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Main Author: Staley, Christopher
Format: Others
Published: Scholar Commons 2012
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Online Access:http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/4228
http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5424&context=etd