Use of flow cytometry for pathogen detection (Project Spring)

• Main Author: Garrett, Trevor.
• Other Authors: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Format: Research Report
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Environmental engineering::Water supply
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/17236
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Outbreaks of waterborne diseases are usually caused by pathogenic bacteria and viruses, most of which are difficult to detect and quantify in water supplies and natural aquatic environments. The conventional practice is to enumerate indicator microorganisms as proxies for pathogens associated with...