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A descriptive analysis of the waterways in Coos Bay Oregon on the basis of general, ruminant and human Bacteroides-Prevotella 16S rDNA markers

Creator:

Jones, Thomas E., Jr.

Abstract:

We explain a new method of detecting non point source fecal contamination using a PCR based method called Touchdown Polymerase Chain Reaction (TD-PCR). Using genetic markers particular to general, ruminant and human Bacteroides- Prevotella genes, we identified presence in both fresh and salt water environments. Water samples from four sites...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis

Full Text:

AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Thomas E. Jones Jr. for the degree