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Codony, Francesc
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Perez, Leonardo Martin
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Adrados, Bárbara
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Agustí, Gemma
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Fittipaldi, Mariana
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Morató Farreras, Jordi
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2020-06-23T20:07:04Z
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2012-01
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Codony, Francesc; Perez, Leonardo Martin; Adrados, Bárbara; Agustí, Gemma; Fittipaldi, Mariana; et al.; Amoeba-related health risk in drinking water systems: could monitoring of amoebae be a complementary approach to current quality control strategies?; Future Medicine; Future Microbiology; 7; 1; 1-2012; 25-31
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1746-0913
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http://hdl.handle.net/11336/108001
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Culture-based methods for fecal indicator microorganisms are the standard protocol to assess potential health risk from drinking water systems. However, these traditional fecal indicators are inappropriate surrogates for disinfection-resistant fecal pathogens and the indigenous pathogens that grow in drinking water systems. There is now a range of molecular-based methods, such as quantitative PCR, which allow detection of a variety of pathogens and alternative indicators. Hence, in addition to targeting total Escherichia coli (i.e., dead and alive) for the detection of fecal pollution, various amoebae may be suitable to indicate the potential presence of pathogenic amoeba-resisting microorganisms, such as Legionellae. Therefore, monitoring amoeba levels by quantitative PCR could be a useful tool for directly and indirectly evaluating health risk and could also be a complementary approach to current microbial quality control strategies for drinking water systems.
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application/pdf
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eng
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Future Medicine
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info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/
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Amoeba
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Bacterial pathogen
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Contaminant candidate list
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Drinking water systems
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Quantitative PCR
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Biotecnología Medioambiental
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Biotecnología del Medio Ambiente
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INGENIERÍAS Y TECNOLOGÍAS
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Amoeba-related health risk in drinking water systems: could monitoring of amoebae be a complementary approach to current quality control strategies?
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info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo
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info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
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2020-05-05T13:03:32Z
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7
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1
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25-31
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Reino Unido
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Londres
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Fil: Codony, Francesc. Universidad Politécnica de Catalunya; España
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Fil: Perez, Leonardo Martin. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Rosario. Instituto de Química Rosario. Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas. Instituto de Química Rosario; Argentina
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Fil: Adrados, Bárbara. Universidad Politécnica de Catalunya; España
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Fil: Agustí, Gemma. Universidad Politécnica de Catalunya; España
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Fil: Fittipaldi, Mariana. Universidad Politécnica de Catalunya; España
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Fil: Morató Farreras, Jordi. Universidad Politécnica de Catalunya; España
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Future Microbiology
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info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/http://dx.doi.org/10.2217/fmb.11.139
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info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.futuremedicine.com/doi/10.2217/fmb.11.139
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