Abstract Purpose of Review Fecal contamination of water is a major public health concern.
This review summarizes recent developments and advancements in water quality indicators …

Microbial source tracking (MST) endeavors to determine sources of fecal pollution in
environmental waters by capitalizing on the association of certain microorganisms with the …

Identifying the origin of fecal contamination can support more effective interventions to
interrupt enteric pathogen transmission. Microbial source tracking (MST) assays may help to …

We examined pathways of exposure to fecal contamination of human and animal origin in
24 villages in Odisha, India. In a cross-sectional study during the monsoon season, fecal …

Considerable efforts have been made in recent years in developing novel marker genes for
fecal pollution tracking in environmental waters. CrAssphage are recently discovered DNA …

Detection of human wastewater contamination in recreational waters is of critical importance
to regulators due to the risks posed to public health. To identify such risks, human …

Efforts to eradicate open defecation and improve sanitation access are unlikely to achieve
health benefits unless interventions reduce microbial exposures. This study assessed …

The human gut bacteriophage crAssphage has been proposed as a human-specific
microbial source tracking (MST) marker for impacted water bodies. However, its global use …

Taihu Lake is one of the largest freshwater lakes in China, serving as an important source of
drinking water;> 60% of source water to this lake is provided by the Tiaoxi River. This river …

The decay of sewage-sourced enterococci, Escherichia coli, three human-associated
microbial source tracking (MST) markers, Salmonella, Campylobacter, and norovirus GII was …