Molecular detection and analysis of enterococcus faecalis survival in tropical environmental waters

The occurrence of the viable but nonculturable (VBNC) state in bacteria indicators (i.e. Enterococci) constitutes a significant health problem as these bacteria may escape from current culture-based detection. This study aims to develop a sensitive and rapid method to detect all viable enterococcal...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Goh, Shin Giek
Other Authors: Gin Yew-Hoong, Karina
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2013
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/51080