Clostridium perfringens is not suitable for the indication of fecal pollution from ruminant wildlife but is associated with excreta from nonherbivorous animals and human sewage

J. Vierheilig, C. Frick, R. E. Mayer, A. K.T. Kirschner, G. H. Reischer, J. Derx, R. L. Mach, R. Sommer*, A. H. Farnleitner

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

During a 3-year study, Clostridium perfringens was investigated in defined fecal sources from a temperate alluvia d as a tracer for excreta from nonherbivorous wildlife and human sewage.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5089-5092
Number of pages4
JournalApplied and Environmental Microbiology
Volume79
Issue number16
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Aug 2013
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biotechnology
  • Food Science
  • Ecology
  • Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

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