Distribution and abundance of human‐specific Bacteroides and relation to traditional indicators in an urban tropical catchment

• Published in: Journal of applied microbiology Vol. 116; no. 5; pp. 1369 - 1383
• Main Authors: Nshimyimana, J. P, Ekklesia, E, Shanahan, P, Chua, L. H. C, Thompson, J. R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Published for the Society for Applied Bacteriology by Blackwell Science 01.05.2014; Blackwell; Oxford University Press; BlackWell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: analysis of variance; aquaculture; Bacteria; Bacteroides; Bacteroides - classification; Bacteroides - genetics; Bacteroides - isolation & purification; Biological and medical sciences; coliform bacteria; environmental contamination; Escherichia coli; Escherichia coli - genetics; Escherichia coli - isolation & purification; Feces; Feces - microbiology; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Genetic diversity; Genetic Markers; horticulture; humans; indicator species; land use; Microbiology; Original; Phylogeny; Polymerase Chain Reaction; ponds; public health; risk; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S - genetics; sewage; Sewage - microbiology; Singapore; source tracking; surveys; Tropical Climate; wastewater treatment; Water Microbiology; Water Quality; Watersheds; Singapore; Human; Applied microbiology; Abundance; Contamination; Indicator; Source; Bacteroidaceae; Bacteroides; Surveillance; environmental contamination; Distribution; Water quality; source tracking; Bacteria; water quality

AIMS: The study goals were to determine the relationship between faecal indicator bacteria (FIB), the HF183 marker and land use, and the phylogenetic diversity of HF183 marker sequences in a tropical urban watershed. METHODS AND RESULTS: Total coliforms, Escherichia coli, and HF183 were quantified i...