Article
Comparison of genotypic-based microbial source tracking methods requiring a host origin database.
Journal of water and health - 1 Dec 2003
Myoda Samuel P, Carson C Andrew, Fuhrmann Jeffry J, Hahm Byoung-Kwon, Hartel Peter G, Yampara-Lquise Helen, Johnson LeeAnn, Kuntz Robin L, Nakatsu Cindy H, Sadowsky Michael J, Samadpour Mansour
Abstract excerpt
Microbial source tracking (MST) results, obtained using identical sample sets and pulsed field gel electrophoresis (PFGE), repetitive element PCR (rep-PCR) and ribotyping techniques were compared. These methods were performed by six investigators in analysis of duplicate, blind sets of water samples spiked with feces from five possible sources (sewage, human, dog, cow and seagull). Investigators were provided...
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