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Evaluation of two library-independent microbial source tracking methods to identify sources of fecal contamination in French estuaries.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Aug 2007
Gourmelon Michèle, Caprais Marie Paule, Ségura Raphaël, Le Mennec Cécile, Lozach Solen, Piriou Jean Yves, Rincé Alain
Abstract excerpt
In order to identify the origin of the fecal contamination observed in French estuaries, two library-independent microbial source tracking (MST) methods were selected: (i) Bacteroidales host-specific 16S rRNA gene markers and (ii) F-specific RNA bacteriophage genotyping. The specificity of the Bacteroidales markers was evaluated on human and animal (bovine, pig, sheep, and bird) feces. Two human-specific markers...
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