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 …

Fecal source tracking is used because standard methods of measuring fecal contamination
in water by enumerating fecal indicator bacteria (FIB) do not identify the sources of the …

Fecal coliforms and enterococci are indicator organisms used worldwide to monitor water
quality. These bacteria are used in microbial source tracking (MST) studies, which attempt to …

Bacteroides species are promising indicators for differentiating livestock and human fecal
contamination in water because of their high concentration in feces and potential host …

Foodborne illness outbreaks linked to fresh produce are becoming more frequent and
widespread. High impact outbreaks, such as that associated with spinach contaminated with …

Microbial source tracking (MST) endeavors to determine sources of fecal pollution in
environmental waters by capitalizing on the association of certain microorganisms with the …

Microbial source tracking (MST) includes a group of methodologies that are aimed at
identifying, and in some cases quantifying, the dominant source (s) of fecal contamination in …

Understanding the origin of fecal pollution is essential in assessing potential health risks as
well as for determining the actions necessary to remediate the quality of waters …

Microbiological source tracking (MST) methods are increasingly being used to identify fecal
contamination sources in surface waters, but these methods have been subjected to limited …

We studied the prevalences of antimicrobial resistance (AR) and multiple antimicrobial
resistance (MAR) among the fecal bacteria found in the rivers of a large watershed under …