title: Comparison of fecal indicator bacterial populations in surface waters of the Kalamazoo River, USA.
abstract: Surface waters along the Kalamazoo River, USA, were examined for occurrence and population trends of fecal indicator bacteria (FIB) with culture-based and culture-independent methods. The two methods recorded discrepancies in FIB counts, with the culture-independent method revealing more consistent numbers between the river sites. FIB cells that hybridized with the ECO1482 probe were highest in the downstream site, while the upstream site recorded higher ENF343 hybridized cells. Spatial and temporal differences in FIB populations were probably attributable to contrasting fecal pollution influences, vegetation type, varying environmental conditions as well as several in-stream factors between the two river sites.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology and Institute for the Study of the Environment, Albion College, 611 East Porter Street, Albion, MI 49224, USA. oolapade@albion.edu
authors.forename: Ola A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Olapade
authors.forename: Elizabeth A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Weage
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000379:methods; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology*; D017404:In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence / Q000379:methods; D045483:Rivers / Q000382:microbiology*; D014481:United States; D014876:Water Pollution