Comparative persistence of human sewage-specific enterococcal bacteriophages in freshwater and seawater

• Main Authors: Namfon Booncharoen, Skorn Mongkolsuk, Kwanrawee Sirikanchana
• Other Authors: Chulabhorn Research Institute
• Format: Article
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Immunology and Microbiology
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/45120
• Institution: Mahidol University

© 2018, Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature. Enterococcus faecalis bacteria have been recently reported for their ability to host bacteriophages that are specifically from human sewage, suggesting their application to track human fecal contamination in water resources. However, lit...