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IDENTIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF BACTERIAL COMMUNITIES IN WARM GROUNDWATER AQUIFERS

LASEKE, IAN MATTHEW
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1172086705

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2007, MS, University of Cincinnati, Engineering : Environmental Engineering.
In Peoria, Arizona during the autumn season of 2002, two young children died from Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) infections. Naegleria fowleri, was detected in the residual water from household pipes and sinks and was linked to the cause of PAM infections that resulted in the death of both children. In this study, we tested the same groundwater in Peoria, Arizona that was suspected to be contaminated by N. fowleri, for the presence of N. fowleri. Results of the study indicated the presence of N. fowleri in 12 samples. Five samples were analyzed for bacterial communities, of which three were PCR positive for N. fowleri. Analysis of bacterial communities present in the Peoria groundwater samples indicated the presence of Beta-proteobacteria such as Caldimonas manganoxidans, Leptothrix species, Aquabacterium species and bacteria of other genus such as Chloroflexus, Cytophaga, Flexibacter, Halochromatium, Meiothermus, Nitrospira, Nocardia, Rasbo bacterium, and Thermus.
Dr. Daniel Oerther (Advisor)
86 p.
Engineering, Environmental
Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis; Naegleria fowleri; Polymerase chain reaction

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  • LASEKE, I. M. (2007). IDENTIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF BACTERIAL COMMUNITIES IN WARM GROUNDWATER AQUIFERS [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1172086705

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • LASEKE, IAN. IDENTIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF BACTERIAL COMMUNITIES IN WARM GROUNDWATER AQUIFERS. 2007. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1172086705.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • LASEKE, IAN. "IDENTIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF BACTERIAL COMMUNITIES IN WARM GROUNDWATER AQUIFERS." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1172086705

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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