Microbial Source Tracking Markers for Detection
of Faecal Contamination in Environmental Waters
Volume 1 - Issue 1
Asima Zehra* and Maliha Gulzar
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- School of Public Health and Zoonoses, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
*Corresponding author:
Asima Zehra, School of Public Health and Zoonoses, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences
University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
Received: April 06, 2018; Published: April 10, 2018
DOI: 10.32474/CDVS.2018.01.000103
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Abstract
Microbial source tracking (MST) describes a suite of methods
and an investigative strategy for determination of faecal pollution
sources in environmental waters. They rely on the association of
certain fecal microorganisms with a particular host, that ranges
from human [1] to agricultural animals [2,3] to pets [4] and wild
animals such as gulls [5]. MST is used to appraise recreational
water quality and to correlate with human health risk.
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