Article
Use of viral pathogens and indicators to differentiate between human and non-human fecal contamination in a microbial source tracking comparison study.
Journal of water and health - 1 Dec 2003
Noble Rachel T, Allen Steven M, Blackwood Angelia D, Chu Weiping, Jiang Sunny C, Lovelace Greg L, Sobsey Mark D, Stewart Jill R, Wait Douglas A
Abstract excerpt
Assays for the detection and typing of adenoviruses, enteroviruses and F+ specific coliphages were performed on samples created as part of a national microbial source tracking methods comparison study. The samples were created blind to the researchers, and were inoculated with a variety of types of fecal contamination source (human, sewage, dog, seagull and cow) and mixtures of sources. Viral tracer and pathogen...
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