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Ragot R, Lessard F, Bélanger A, Villemur R. Assessment of multiple fecal contamination sources in surface waters using environmental mitochondrial DNA metabarcoding. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 898:165237. [PMID: 37454834 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2023] [Revised: 06/19/2023] [Accepted: 06/28/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
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Waterborne diseases are transmitted to humans through the fecal contamination of water, where homeothermic species are the main reservoir. Fecal indicator bacteria (FIB) are often used to determine the occurrence of fecal contamination. However, FIB cannot provide the source of fecal contamination. Furthermore, as fecal inputs and contamination could originate from multiple sources (e.g., human, livestock, wildlife), multiple source tracking markers are required to identify fecal sources. From a previous study, we developed a mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) metabarcoding approach to assess the presence of multiple homeotherms in four surface waters. Here, we have broadened our approach by sampling 86 surface water samples from the L'Assomption River and Ville-Marie watersheds (Province of Quebec, Canada). Fecal coliform levels were higher than the expected sanitary recommendations for recreational water (> 200 CFU/100 mL) in 73 % samples. The occurrence of mtDNA from human, livestock, domestic animals, wild mammals and wild birds was found in 40-88 % of the samples. Multivariate analyses showed significant covariations between homeothermic taxa and fecal coliforms, enterococci, β-D-glucuronidase, conductivity, the human-specific Bacteroidales Hf183 genetic marker, and the human population, in the watersheds of L'Assomption River (p = 0.001) and Ville-Marie (p = 0.015) (Province of Quebec, Canada). Through the application of Bayes Theorem, it was determined that fecal coliforms co-occurred with the detection of bovine, beaver, robin and chicken mtDNA in 100 % of cases in the L'Assomption River watershed, and human mtDNA co-occurred with fecal coliforms in 93 % and 76 % of cases in L'Assomption River watershed and Ville-Marie sub-catchment, respectively. This study suggests that fecal contamination could be the result of multiple species, among which some wild animals may contribute to fecal inputs in surface waters, resulting in potential risk to human health. This reinforces the necessity of using the mtDNA metabarcoding method to monitor multi-animal species.
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- Rose Ragot
- INRS Centre Armand-Frappier Santé Biotechnologie, 531 Boulevard des Prairies, Laval, QC, Canada, H7V 1B7.
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- Fondation Rivières, 454 Avenue Laurier E, Montréal, QC, Canada, H2J 1E7.
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- Fondation Rivières, 454 Avenue Laurier E, Montréal, QC, Canada, H2J 1E7.
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- INRS Centre Armand-Frappier Santé Biotechnologie, 531 Boulevard des Prairies, Laval, QC, Canada, H7V 1B7.
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Genetic Detection and a Method to Study the Ecology of Deadly Cubozoan Jellyfish. DIVERSITY 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/d14121139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Cubozoan jellyfish pose a risk of envenomation to humans and a threat to many businesses, yet crucial gaps exist in determining threats to stakeholders and understanding their ecology. Environmental DNA (eDNA) provides a cost-effective method for detection that is less labour intensive and provides a higher probability of detection. The objective of this study was to develop, optimise and trial the use of eDNA to detect the Australian box jellyfish, Chironex fleckeri. This species was the focus of this study as it is known to have the strongest venom of any cubozoan; it is responsible for more than 200 recorded deaths in the Indo-Pacific region. Further, its ecology is poorly known. Herein, a specific and sensitive probe-based assay, multiplexed with an endogenous control assay, was developed, and successfully utilised to detect the deadly jellyfish species and differentiate them from closely related taxa. A rapid eDNA decay rate of greater than 99% within 27 h was found with no detectable influence from temperature. The robustness of the technique indicates that it will be of high utility for detection and to address knowledge gaps in the ecology of C. fleckeri; further, it has broad applicability to other types of zooplankton.
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Ragot R, Villemur R. Influence of temperature and water quality on the persistence of human mitochondrial DNA, human Hf183 Bacteroidales, fecal coliforms and enterococci in surface water in human fecal source tracking context. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 838:156025. [PMID: 35588844 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2022] [Revised: 05/11/2022] [Accepted: 05/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is used as a genetic marker to track fecal contamination in surface water. Its potential to effectively discriminate between the nonpoint sources of fecal pollution (e.g. human, livestock) in water environments is relevant for water quality management. However, there is a lack of knowledge about the environmental persistence of mtDNA in relation to those of other microbial parameters, such as fecal indicator bacteria (FIB). In this study, mesocosms composed of water collected from four rivers and tap water were spiked with raw wastewater to mimic human fecal contamination. Mesocosms composed of raw wastewater were also studied. The mesocosms were incubated at 4 °C or at 22 °C for 189 days, from which the levels of human mtDNA (HumtDNA) and human Bacteroidales (Hf183) were measured by qPCR. The levels of FIB (fecal coliforms and enterococci) and heterotrophs were determined by culture methods along with the determination of physicochemical attributes. The decay rates of the genetic markers and FIB were determined with first-order decay rate models. The decay rates of HumtDNA (0.004-0.059 d-1), Hf183 (0.007-0.082 d-1), and the two FIBs (0.005-0.066 d-1) were similar at 4 °C, while the genetic markers both had higher decay rates (0.013-0.919 d-1) at 22 °C. Different HumtDNA decay rates were observed between the river mesocosms (0.043-0.919 d-1) and the wastewater and tap water mesocosms (0.004-0.095 d-1). Covariations of pH and conductivity among the HumtDNA, Hf183 and FIB decay rates were observed. HumtDNA and Hf183 had similar environmental persistence, whereas fecal coliforms and enterococci persisted longer at 22 °C. Finally, HumtDNA had the same trends of persistence in the four river mesocosms, suggesting a relative stability of this marker in different rivers. Our results suggest that HumtDNA could be more suitable for tracking the source of a recent fecal contamination in complement to FIB.
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- Rose Ragot
- INRS Centre Armand-Frappier Santé Biotechnologie, Canada.
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Ragot R, Villemur R. eDNA profiling of mammals, birds, and fish of surface waters by mitochondrial metagenomics: application for source tracking of fecal contamination in surface waters. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2022; 194:72. [PMID: 34997305 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-021-09668-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2021] [Accepted: 11/27/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Knowing the composition of animals present in aquatic ecosystems can tell us about the anthropic pressures on these environments. One of these pressures is the occurrence of fecal contamination. However, this contamination can originate from more than one animal species in areas where urban and agricultural activities overlap. Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) has become the standard barcoding tool to identify the presence of animal species in environment. Amplicon-sequencing metagenomics is a powerful approach to derive the animal profile in an environment. However, PCR primers targeting mtDNA of a broad range of animals are highly degenerate or generate short DNA fragments that could cause ambiguous affiliation. Here we report the development of a new set of primers targeting the mitochondrial 16S ribosomal RNA genes of a broad range of terrestrial and aquatic animals, which include mammals, birds, and fishes. These primers successfully amplified mtDNA from environmental DNA (eDNA) extracted from surface waters. Sequencing the resulting amplicons revealed the presence of mammals and birds that may contribute in fecal contamination of surface water. In one of the river samples high in fecal indicator bacteria, human and bovine mtDNA accounted for 40.5% and 4.1% of the sequences, respectively, suggesting fecal contamination by these two animals. These findings indicate that our PCR primers coupled with amplicon-sequencing metagenomics contribute in profiling the animal diversity in the surface waters and its surrounding. This approach could be a valuable tool to identify simultaneously the potential contribution of various animals as sources of fecal contamination in surface waters.
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- Rose Ragot
- INRS Centre Armand-Frappier Santé Biotechnologie, 531 Boulevard des Prairies, Laval, QC, H7V 1B7, Canada
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- INRS Centre Armand-Frappier Santé Biotechnologie, 531 Boulevard des Prairies, Laval, QC, H7V 1B7, Canada.
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Tanvir Pasha ABM, Hinojosa J, Phan D, Lopez A, Kapoor V. Detection of human fecal pollution in environmental waters using human mitochondrial DNA and correlation with general and human-associated fecal genetic markers. JOURNAL OF WATER AND HEALTH 2020; 18:8-18. [PMID: 32129182 DOI: 10.2166/wh.2019.197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Human mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) genetic markers are abundant in sewage and highly human-specific, suggesting a great potential for the environmental application as human fecal pollution indicators. Limited data are available on the occurrence and co-occurrence of human mtDNA with fecal bacterial markers in surface waters, and how the abundance of these markers is influenced by rain events. A 1-year sampling study was conducted in a suburban watershed impacted by human sewage contamination to evaluate the performance of a human mtDNA-based marker along with the bacterial genetic markers for human-associated Bacteroidales (BacHum and HF183) and Escherichia coli. Additionally, the human mtDNA-based assay was correlated with rain events and other markers. The mtDNA marker was detected in 92% of samples (n = 140) with a mean concentration of 2.96 log10 copies/100 ml throughout the study period. Human mtDNA was detected with greater abundance than human-associated Bacteroidales that could be attributed to differences in the decay of these markers in the environment. The abundance of all markers was positively correlated with rain events, and human mtDNA abundance was significantly correlated with various bacterial markers. In general, these results should support future risk assessment for impacted watersheds, particularly those affected by human fecal pollution, by evaluating the performance of these markers during rain events.
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- A B M Tanvir Pasha
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78249, USA E-mail:
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78249, USA E-mail:
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78249, USA E-mail:
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78249, USA E-mail:
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78249, USA E-mail:
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González-Saldía RR, Pino-Maureira NL, Muñoz C, Soto L, Durán E, Barra MJ, Gutiérrez S, Díaz V, Saavedra A. Fecal pollution source tracking and thalassogenic diseases: The temporal-spatial concordance between maximum concentrations of human mitochondrial DNA in seawater and Hepatitis A outbreaks among a coastal population. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 686:158-170. [PMID: 31176815 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.05.415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2019] [Revised: 05/13/2019] [Accepted: 05/27/2019] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Fecal pollution source tracking (FST) studies the origin of fecal contamination and promotes action to eliminate it to improve human health and environmental sustainability. This work presents the temporal and spatial relations of human mitochondrial DNA (HmtDNA), fecal coliforms (FC) and live microbial biomass (ATP) in seawater during a hepatitis A outbreak among a human coastal population. The study area is approximately 100 km along the coastline of the Biobío Region in the southeastern Pacific (Humboldt Current System, Chile). Total data from the swash zone from summer 2015 to autumn 2016 show there were significant positive log-log correlations between FC and HmtDNA (R = 0.32) and ATP (R = 0.31). These correlations were highest during the austral spring of 2015 (R = 0.53 and 0.58 respectively), when HmtDNA also correlated significantly with ATP (R = 0.86). Maximum average values of the parameters measured in this season showed a temporal-spatial concordance with the peak in the number of hepatitis A cases among the nearby coastal population. FC correlated significantly with HmtDNA (R = 0.98) in the water column of the coastal zone close to Concepción Bay during the austral summer of 2016 and in the swash zone of the bay (R = 0.68) throughout the study period. Hepatitis A virus (HAV) has also been detected in organisms and seawater in Concepción Bay, which is consistent with the high incidence of hepatitis A among the coastal population. The concordance between human fecal pollution in the study area and a seasonal hepatitis A outbreak strongly suggests that HmtDNA and its relation with FC and ATP in the coastal zone of marine environments can be used as a proxy to evaluate the risk of outbreaks of thalassogenic diseases.
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- R R González-Saldía
- Universidad de Concepción, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Oceanográficas, Departamento de Oceanografía, Concepción 4070386, Chile; Universidad de Concepción, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Oceanográficas, Doctorado en Ciencias con mención en Manejo de Recursos Acuáticos Renovables, Concepción 4070386, Chile; Universidad de Concepción, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Oceanográficas, Centro de Investigación Oceanográfica COPAS Sur-Austral, Concepción 4070386, Chile; Universidad de Concepción, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Oceanográficas, Ingeniería en Biotecnología Marina y Acuicultura, Concepción 4070386, Chile.
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- Universidad de Concepción, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Oceanográficas, Doctorado en Ciencias con mención en Manejo de Recursos Acuáticos Renovables, Concepción 4070386, Chile; Universidad de Concepción, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Oceanográficas, Centro de Investigación Oceanográfica COPAS Sur-Austral, Concepción 4070386, Chile.
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- Universidad de Concepción, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Oceanográficas, Centro de Investigación Oceanográfica COPAS Sur-Austral, Concepción 4070386, Chile.
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- Universidad de Concepción, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Oceanográficas, Ingeniería en Biotecnología Marina y Acuicultura, Concepción 4070386, Chile.
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- Universidad de Concepción, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Oceanográficas, Ingeniería en Biotecnología Marina y Acuicultura, Concepción 4070386, Chile.
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- Universidad de Concepción, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Oceanográficas, Centro de Investigación Oceanográfica COPAS Sur-Austral, Concepción 4070386, Chile.
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- Universidad de Concepción, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Oceanográficas, Centro de Investigación Oceanográfica COPAS Sur-Austral, Concepción 4070386, Chile.
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- Universidad de Concepción, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Oceanográficas, Centro de Investigación Oceanográfica COPAS Sur-Austral, Concepción 4070386, Chile.
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- Universidad de Concepción, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Oceanográficas, Centro de Investigación Oceanográfica COPAS Sur-Austral, Concepción 4070386, Chile.
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Elucidating Waterborne Pathogen Presence and Aiding Source Apportionment in an Impaired Stream. Appl Environ Microbiol 2018; 84:AEM.02510-17. [PMID: 29305503 DOI: 10.1128/aem.02510-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2017] [Accepted: 12/20/2017] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Fecal indicator bacteria (FIB) are the basis for water quality regulations and are considered proxies for waterborne pathogens when conducting human health risk assessments. The direct detection of pathogens in water and simultaneous identification of the source of fecal contamination are possible with microarrays, circumventing the drawbacks to FIB approaches. A multigene target microarray was used to assess the prevalence of waterborne pathogens in a fecally impaired mixed-use watershed. The results indicate that fecal coliforms have improved substantially in the watershed since its listing as a 303(d) impaired stream in 2002 and are now near United States recreational water criterion standards. However, waterborne pathogens are still prevalent in the watershed, as viruses (bocavirus, hepatitis E and A viruses, norovirus, and enterovirus G), bacteria (Campylobacter spp., Clostridium spp., enterohemorrhagic and enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli, uropathogenic E. coli, Enterococcus faecalis, Helicobacter spp., Salmonella spp., and Vibrio spp.), and eukaryotes (Acanthamoeba spp., Entamoeba histolytica, and Naegleria fowleri) were detected. A comparison of the stream microbial ecology with that of sewage, cattle, and swine fecal samples revealed that human sources of fecal contamination dominate in the watershed. The methodology presented is applicable to a wide range of impaired streams for the identification of human health risk due to waterborne pathogens and for the identification of areas for remediation efforts.IMPORTANCE The direct detection of waterborne pathogens in water overcomes many of the limitations of the fecal indicator paradigm. Furthermore, the identification of the source of fecal impairment aids in identifying areas for remediation efforts. Multitarget gene microarrays are shown to simultaneously identify waterborne pathogens and aid in determining the sources of impairment, enabling further focused investigations. This study shows the use of this methodology in a historically impaired watershed in which total maximum daily load reductions have been successfully implemented to reduce risk. The results suggest that while the fecal indicators have been reduced more than 96% and are nearing recreational water criterion levels, pathogens are still detectable in the watershed. Microbial source tracking results show that additional remediation efforts are needed to reduce the impact of human sewage in the watershed.
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He X, Liu P, Zheng G, Chen H, Shi W, Cui Y, Ren H, Zhang XX. Evaluation of five microbial and four mitochondrial DNA markers for tracking human and pig fecal pollution in freshwater. Sci Rep 2016; 6:35311. [PMID: 27734941 PMCID: PMC5062121 DOI: 10.1038/srep35311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2016] [Accepted: 09/27/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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This study systematically evaluated five microbial and four mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) markers, including sensitivities and specificities under PCR method, and fecal concentrations and decay rates in water under qPCR method. The microbial DNA markers were the three human-associated (BacH, HF183 and B.adolescentis) and two pig-associated (Pig-2-Bac and L.amylovorus), while the mtDNA ones were two human- (H-ND6 and H-ND5) and two pig-associated (P-CytB and P-ND5). All the mtDNA markers showed higher sensitivity (100%) than the microbial ones (84.0-88.8%) except Pig-2-Bac (100%). Specificities of the human mtDNA markers (99.1 and 98.1%) were higher than those of the human-associated microbial ones (57.0-88.8%). But this pattern was not observed in the pig-associated markers where Pig-2-Bac had 100% specificity. The reliability of H-ND6 and H-ND5 was further evidenced to identify locations of the most polluted within the Taihu Lake watershed of China. In general, the microbial DNA markers demonstrated a higher fecal concentration than the mtDNA ones; increasing temperature and sunlight exposure accelerated significantly the decay of all the DNA markers. Results of this study suggest that DNA markers H-ND6, H-ND5, and Pig-2-Bac may be among the best for fecal source tracking in water.
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- Xiwei He
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, China
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- College of Agriculture, Environmental and Human Sciences, Lincoln University, Missouri, USA
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, School of Medicine, Nanjing University, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, China
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Campana MG, Hawkins MTR, Henson LH, Stewardson K, Young HS, Card LR, Lock J, Agwanda B, Brinkerhoff J, Gaff HD, Helgen KM, Maldonado JE, McShea WJ, Fleischer RC. Simultaneous identification of host, ectoparasite and pathogen DNA via in-solution capture. Mol Ecol Resour 2016; 16:1224-39. [DOI: 10.1111/1755-0998.12524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2015] [Revised: 01/08/2016] [Accepted: 01/19/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Michael G. Campana
- Center for Conservation and Evolutionary Genetics; Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute; 3001 Connecticut Avenue NW Washington DC 20008 USA
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- Center for Conservation and Evolutionary Genetics; Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute; 3001 Connecticut Avenue NW Washington DC 20008 USA
- Division of Mammals; National Museum of Natural History; Smithsonian Institution; MRC 108, P.O. Box 37012 Washington DC 20013-7012 USA
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- Center for Conservation and Evolutionary Genetics; Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute; 3001 Connecticut Avenue NW Washington DC 20008 USA
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- Center for Conservation and Evolutionary Genetics; Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute; 3001 Connecticut Avenue NW Washington DC 20008 USA
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- Department of Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology; University of California Santa Barbara; Santa Barbara CA 93106 USA
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- Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute; National Zoological Park; 1500 Remount Rd. Front Royal VA 22630 USA
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- Center for Conservation and Evolutionary Genetics; Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute; 3001 Connecticut Avenue NW Washington DC 20008 USA
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- Department of Biology; B322 Gottwald Center for the Sciences; University of Richmond; 28 Westhampton Way Richmond VA 23173 USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences; Old Dominion University; Norfolk VA 23529 USA
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- Division of Mammals; National Museum of Natural History; Smithsonian Institution; MRC 108, P.O. Box 37012 Washington DC 20013-7012 USA
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- Center for Conservation and Evolutionary Genetics; Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute; 3001 Connecticut Avenue NW Washington DC 20008 USA
- Division of Mammals; National Museum of Natural History; Smithsonian Institution; MRC 108, P.O. Box 37012 Washington DC 20013-7012 USA
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- Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute; National Zoological Park; 1500 Remount Rd. Front Royal VA 22630 USA
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- Center for Conservation and Evolutionary Genetics; Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute; 3001 Connecticut Avenue NW Washington DC 20008 USA
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Mächler E, Deiner K, Spahn F, Altermatt F. Fishing in the Water: Effect of Sampled Water Volume on Environmental DNA-Based Detection of Macroinvertebrates. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2016; 50:305-312. [PMID: 26560432 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5b04188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Accurate detection of organisms is crucial for the effective management of threatened and invasive species because false detections directly affect the implementation of management actions. The use of environmental DNA (eDNA) as a species detection tool is in a rapid development stage; however, concerns about accurate detections using eDNA have been raised. We evaluated the effect of sampled water volume (0.25 to 2 L) on the detection rate for three macroinvertebrate species. Additionally, we tested (depending on the sampled water volume) what amount of total extracted DNA should be screened to reduce uncertainty in detections. We found that all three species were detected in all volumes of water. Surprisingly, however, only one species had a positive relationship between an increased sample volume and an increase in the detection rate. We conclude that the optimal sample volume might depend on the species-habitat combination and should be tested for the system where management actions are warranted. Nevertheless, we minimally recommend sampling water volumes of 1 L and screening at least 14 μL of extracted eDNA for each sample to reduce uncertainty in detections when studying macroinvertebrates in rivers and using our molecular workflow.
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- Elvira Mächler
- Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag) , 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
- Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University of Zurich , Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag) , 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame , 180 Galvin Life Sciences, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556 United States
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- Department of Biology, ETH Zurich , 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag) , 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
- Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University of Zurich , Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zürich, Switzerland
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He X, Chen H, Shi W, Cui Y, Zhang XX. Persistence of mitochondrial DNA markers as fecal indicators in water environments. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2015; 533:383-390. [PMID: 26172605 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.06.119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2015] [Revised: 06/08/2015] [Accepted: 06/26/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technology has recently been developed to identify sources of fecal contamination, but information regarding environmental fate of mtDNA is limited. In this study, quantitative real-time PCR was used to determine the persistence of three species-specific mtDNA markers (human, pig and chicken) in river microcosms under different laboratory conditions and in dialysis tubes incubated in river environments during different seasons. Human feces had a higher abundance of mtDNA marker than pig and chicken feces. A biphasic decay pattern was observed for the mtDNA markers in microcosms incubated in darkness, and T90 (time needed for 90% reduction) ranged from 2.03 to 13.83 d. Each species-specific mtDNA marker persisted for relatively longer time at lower temperatures, and light exposure and predation increased the decay rates. Field experiments showed that the mtDNA markers could survive for longer time in winter (T90: 1.79-4.37 d) than in summer (T90: 0.60-0.75 d). Field application of mtDNA technology indicated that the markers were mainly distributed on the sites near animal breeding plants and had lower abundance in downstream water of the receiving river. This study expands our knowledge of the environmental fate of mtDNA markers and the results may be useful for practical application of the technology in fecal source tracking.
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- Xiwei He
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, School of Medicine, Nanjing University, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, China.
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Bellehumeur C, Boyle B, Charette SJ, Harel J, L'Homme Y, Masson L, Gagnon CA. Propidium monoazide (PMA) and ethidium bromide monoazide (EMA) improve DNA array and high-throughput sequencing of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus identification. J Virol Methods 2015; 222:182-91. [PMID: 26129867 PMCID: PMC7119533 DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2015.06.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2015] [Revised: 06/11/2015] [Accepted: 06/25/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Pan-viral DNA array (PVDA) and high-throughput sequencing (HTS) are useful tools to identify novel viruses of emerging diseases. However, both techniques have difficulties to identify viruses in clinical samples because of the host genomic nucleic acid content (hg/cont). Both propidium monoazide (PMA) and ethidium bromide monoazide (EMA) have the capacity to bind free DNA/RNA, but are cell membrane-impermeable. Thus, both are unable to bind protected nucleic acid such as viral genomes within intact virions. However, EMA/PMA modified genetic material cannot be amplified by enzymes. In order to assess the potential of EMA/PMA to lower the presence of amplifiable hg/cont in samples and improve virus detection, serum and lung tissue homogenates were spiked with porcine reproductive and respiratory virus (PRRSV) and were processed with EMA/PMA. In addition, PRRSV RT-qPCR positive clinical samples were also tested. EMA/PMA treatments significantly decreased amplifiable hg/cont and significantly increased the number of PVDA positive probes and their signal intensity compared to untreated spiked lung samples. EMA/PMA treatments also increased the sensitivity of HTS by increasing the number of specific PRRSV reads and the PRRSV percentage of coverage. Interestingly, EMA/PMA treatments significantly increased the sensitivity of PVDA and HTS in two out of three clinical tissue samples. Thus, EMA/PMA treatments offer a new approach to lower the amplifiable hg/cont in clinical samples and increase the success of PVDA and HTS to identify viruses.
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- Christian Bellehumeur
- Groupe de recherche sur les maladies infectieuses du porc (GREMIP), Faculté de médecine vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, Saint-Hyacinthe, QC, Canada; Swine and Poultry Infectious Diseases Research Center (CRIPA), Faculté de médecine vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, Saint-Hyacinthe, QC, Canada
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- Institut de biologie intégrative et des systèmes (IBIS), Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
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- Swine and Poultry Infectious Diseases Research Center (CRIPA), Faculté de médecine vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, Saint-Hyacinthe, QC, Canada; Institut de biologie intégrative et des systèmes (IBIS), Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada; Département de biochimie, de microbiologie et de bio-informatique, Faculté des sciences et de génie, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada; Centre de recherche de l'Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec, Québec, QC, Canada
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- Groupe de recherche sur les maladies infectieuses du porc (GREMIP), Faculté de médecine vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, Saint-Hyacinthe, QC, Canada; Swine and Poultry Infectious Diseases Research Center (CRIPA), Faculté de médecine vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, Saint-Hyacinthe, QC, Canada
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- Swine and Poultry Infectious Diseases Research Center (CRIPA), Faculté de médecine vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, Saint-Hyacinthe, QC, Canada; Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Saint-Hyacinthe, QC, Canada
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- Swine and Poultry Infectious Diseases Research Center (CRIPA), Faculté de médecine vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, Saint-Hyacinthe, QC, Canada; National Research Council Canada, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Groupe de recherche sur les maladies infectieuses du porc (GREMIP), Faculté de médecine vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, Saint-Hyacinthe, QC, Canada; Swine and Poultry Infectious Diseases Research Center (CRIPA), Faculté de médecine vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, Saint-Hyacinthe, QC, Canada.
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Li X, Harwood VJ, Nayak B, Staley C, Sadowsky MJ, Weidhaas J. A novel microbial source tracking microarray for pathogen detection and fecal source identification in environmental systems. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2015; 49:7319-7329. [PMID: 25970344 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5b00980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Pathogen detection and the identification of fecal contamination sources are challenging in environmental waters. Factors including pathogen diversity and ubiquity of fecal indicator bacteria hamper risk assessment and remediation of contamination sources. A custom microarray targeting pathogens (viruses, bacteria, protozoa), microbial source tracking (MST) markers, and antibiotic resistance genes was tested against DNA obtained from whole genome amplification (WGA) of RNA and DNA from sewage and animal (avian, cattle, poultry, and swine) feces. Perfect and mismatch probes established the specificity of the microarray in sewage, and fluorescence decrease of positive probes over a 1:10 dilution series demonstrated semiquantitative measurement. Pathogens, including norovirus, Campylobacter fetus, Helicobacter pylori, Salmonella enterica, and Giardia lamblia were detected in sewage, as well as MST markers and resistance genes to aminoglycosides, beta-lactams, and tetracycline. Sensitivity (percentage true positives) of MST results in sewage and animal waste samples (21-33%) was lower than specificity (83-90%, percentage of true negatives). Next generation DNA sequencing revealed two dominant bacterial families that were common to all sample types: Ruminococcaceae and Lachnospiraceae. Five dominant phyla and 15 dominant families comprised 97% and 74%, respectively, of sequences from all fecal sources. Phyla and families not represented on the microarray are possible candidates for inclusion in subsequent array designs.
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- Xiang Li
- †Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, West Virginia University, P.O. Box 6103, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506, United States
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- ‡Department of Integrative Biology, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33620, United States
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- ‡Department of Integrative Biology, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33620, United States
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- §BioTechnology Institute, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota 55108, United States
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- ∥Department of Soil, Water, and Climate, BioTechnology Institute, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota 55108, United States
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- †Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, West Virginia University, P.O. Box 6103, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506, United States
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Villemur R, Imbeau M, Vuong MN, Masson L, Payment P. An environmental survey of surface waters using mitochondrial DNA from human, bovine and porcine origin as fecal source tracking markers. WATER RESEARCH 2015; 69:143-153. [PMID: 25463935 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2014.10.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2014] [Revised: 09/15/2014] [Accepted: 10/29/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Fecal contamination of surface waters is one the major sources of waterborne pathogens and consequently, is an important concern for public health. For reliable fecal source tracking (FST) monitoring, there is a need for a multi-marker toolbox as no single all-encompassing method currently exists. Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) as a source tracking marker has emerged as a promising animal-specific marker. However, very few comprehensive field studies were done on the occurrence of this marker in surface waters. In this report, water samples were obtained from 82 sites in different watersheds over a six year period. The samples were analyzed for the presence of human, bovine and porcine mtDNA by endpoint nested PCR, along with the human-specific Bacteroidales HF183 marker. These sites represented a mix of areas with different anthropogenic activities, natural, urban and agricultural. The occurrences of mitoHu (human), mitoBo (bovine), mitoPo (porcine) and HF183 specific PCR amplifications from the samples were 46%, 23%, 6% and 50%, respectively. The occurrence of mitoHu and HF183 was high in all environment types with higher occurrence in the natural and urban areas, whereas the occurrence of mitoBo was higher in agricultural areas. FST marker concentrations were measured by real-time PCR for samples positive for these markers. The concentration of the mitoHu markers was one order of magnitude lower than HF183. There was co-linearity between the concentrations of the mitoHu and HF183 markers. Co-linearity was also observed between HF183 concentration and fecal coliform levels. Such a relationship was not observed between the mitoHu concentration and fecal coliform levels. In summary, our results showed a high incidence of human fecal pollution throughout the environment while demonstrating the potential of mtDNA as suitable FST markers.
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- Richard Villemur
- INRS-Institut Armand-Frappier, 531 Boulevard des Prairies, Laval, QC H7V 1B7, Canada.
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- INRS-Institut Armand-Frappier, 531 Boulevard des Prairies, Laval, QC H7V 1B7, Canada
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- National Research Council of Canada, 6100 Royalmount Ave, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- National Research Council of Canada, 6100 Royalmount Ave, Montreal, QC, Canada; Université de Montréal, Dépt. Microbiologie et Immunologie, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- INRS-Institut Armand-Frappier, 531 Boulevard des Prairies, Laval, QC H7V 1B7, Canada
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Kapoor V, DeBry RW, Boccelli DL, Wendell D. Sequencing human mitochondrial hypervariable region II as a molecular fingerprint for environmental waters. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2014; 48:10648-10655. [PMID: 25154050 DOI: 10.1021/es503189g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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To protect environmental water from human fecal contamination, authorities must be able to unambiguously identify the source of the contamination. Current identification methods focus on tracking fecal bacteria associated with the human gut, but many of these bacterial indicators also thrive in the environment and in other mammalian hosts. Mitochondrial DNA could solve this problem by serving as a human-specific marker for fecal contamination. Here we show that the human mitochondrial hypervariable region II can function as a molecular fingerprint for human contamination in an urban watershed impacted by combined sewer overflows. We present high-throughput sequencing analysis of hypervariable region II for spatial resolution of the contaminated sites and assessment of the population diversity of the impacting regions. We propose that human mitochondrial DNA from public waste streams may serve as a tool for identifying waste sources definitively, analyzing population diversity, and conducting other anthropological investigations.
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- Vikram Kapoor
- Department of Biomedical, Chemical, and Environmental Engineering, University of Cincinnati , Cincinnati, Ohio 45221, United States
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Coherence among different microbial source tracking markers in a small agricultural stream with or without livestock exclusion practices. Appl Environ Microbiol 2013; 79:6207-19. [PMID: 23913430 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01626-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Over 1,400 water samples were collected biweekly over 6 years from an intermittent stream protected and unprotected from pasturing cattle. The samples were monitored for host-specific Bacteroidales markers, Cryptosporidium species/genotypes, viruses and coliphages associated with humans or animals, and bacterial zoonotic pathogens. Ruminant Bacteroidales markers did not increase within the restricted cattle access reach of the stream, whereas the ruminant Bacteroidales marker increased significantly in the unrestricted cattle access reach. Human Bacteroidales markers significantly increased downstream of homes where septic issues were documented. Wildlife Bacteroidales markers were detected downstream of the cattle exclusion practice where stream and riparian habitat was protected, but detections decreased after the unrestricted pasture, where the stream and riparian zone was unprotected from livestock. Detection of a large number of human viruses was shown to increase downstream of homes, and similar trends were observed for the human Bacteroidales marker. There was considerable interplay among biomarkers with stream flow, season, and the cattle exclusion practices. There were no to very weak associations with Bacteroidales markers and bacterial, viral, and parasitic pathogens. Overall, discrete sample-by-sample coherence among the different microbial source tracking markers that expressed a similar microbial source was minimal, but spatial trends were physically meaningful in terms of land use (e.g., beneficial management practice) effects on sources of fecal pollution.
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