Comparison of Enterococcus Species Diversity in Marine Water and Wastewater Using Enterolert and EPA Method 1600

Table 1

Sources of samples.

Beach water
Imperial Beach, San Diego
San Mateo Beach, San Clemente
Doheny State Beach, Dana Point
Cabrillo Beach, Los Angeles
Surfrider Beach, Malibu
Paradise Cove, Malibu
Big Sycamore, Malibu
Urban runoff
Dominguez Channel, Los Angeles
Tijuana River, San Diego
Wastewater treatment plant (WWTP)
Joint Water Pollution Control Plant of the Los Angeles; County Sanitation District
Orange County Sanitation District, Huntington Beach
South Orange County Wastewater Authority, Dana Point
Encina Wastewater Authority, Carlsbad