Microbial source tracking markers for detection of fecal contamination in environmental waters: relationships between pathogens and human health outcomes
Microbial source tracking (MST) describes a suite of methods and an investigative strategy
for determination of fecal pollution sources in environmental waters that rely on the …
for determination of fecal pollution sources in environmental waters that rely on the …
Microbial indicators of fecal pollution: recent progress and challenges in assessing water quality
DA Holcomb, JR Stewart - Current environmental health reports, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Fecal contamination of water is a major public health concern.
This review summarizes recent developments and advancements in water quality indicators …
This review summarizes recent developments and advancements in water quality indicators …
Reporting the limits of detection and quantification for environmental DNA assays
KE Klymus, CM Merkes, MJ Allison… - Environmental …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background Environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis is increasingly being used to
detect the presence and relative abundance of rare species, especially invasive or imperiled …
detect the presence and relative abundance of rare species, especially invasive or imperiled …
Droplet digital PCR for simultaneous quantification of general and human-associated fecal indicators for water quality assessment
Y Cao, MR Raith, JF Griffith - water research, 2015 - Elsevier
Despite wide application to beach water monitoring and microbial source identification,
results produced by quantitative PCR (qPCR) methods are subject to bias introduced by …
results produced by quantitative PCR (qPCR) methods are subject to bias introduced by …
Human fecal contamination of water, soil, and surfaces in households sharing poor-quality sanitation facilities in Maputo, Mozambique
DA Holcomb, J Knee, T Sumner, Z Adriano… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Identifying the origin of fecal contamination can support more effective interventions to
interrupt enteric pathogen transmission. Microbial source tracking (MST) assays may help to …
interrupt enteric pathogen transmission. Microbial source tracking (MST) assays may help to …
[HTML][HTML] Integrating culture-based and molecular methods provides an improved assessment of microbial quality in a coastal lagoon
Faecal pollution in aquatic environments is a worldwide public health concern, yet the
reliability and comprehensiveness of the methods used to assess faecal contamination are …
reliability and comprehensiveness of the methods used to assess faecal contamination are …
Performance of human fecal anaerobe-associated PCR-based assays in a multi-laboratory method evaluation study
A number of PCR-based methods for detecting human fecal material in environmental
waters have been developed over the past decade, but these methods have rarely received …
waters have been developed over the past decade, but these methods have rarely received …
Source tracking swine fecal waste in surface water proximal to swine concentrated animal feeding operations
CD Heaney, K Myers, S Wing, D Hall, D Baron… - Science of the total …, 2015 - Elsevier
Swine farming has gone through many changes in the last few decades, resulting in
operations with a high animal density known as confined animal feeding operations …
operations with a high animal density known as confined animal feeding operations …
Isolating the impact of septic systems on fecal pollution in streams of suburban watersheds in Georgia, United States
The presence of multiple sources of fecal pollution at the watershed level presents
challenges to efforts aimed at identifying the influence of septic systems. In this study …
challenges to efforts aimed at identifying the influence of septic systems. In this study …
Data acceptance criteria for standardized human-associated fecal source identification quantitative real-time PCR methods
There is growing interest in the application of human-associated fecal source identification
quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) technologies for water quality management. The …
quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) technologies for water quality management. The …