High abundance of genetic Bacteroidetes markers for total fecal pollution in pristine alpine soils suggests lack in specificity for feces

Julia Vierheilig; Andreas H. Farnleitner; Denny Kollanur; Günter Blöschl; Georg H. Reischer

doi:10.1016/j.mimet.2012.01.009

High abundance of genetic Bacteroidetes markers for total fecal pollution in pristine alpine soils suggests lack in specificity for feces

Julia Vierheilig
, Andreas H. Farnleitner
, Denny Kollanur
, Günter Blöschl
, Georg H. Reischer^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Two frequently applied genetic Bacteroidetes markers for total fecal pollution (AllBac and BacUni) were found in high numbers in pristine soil samples of two alpine catchment areas casting doubt on their value as fecal indicators. This finding underlines the necessity to evaluate assays locally and against non-intestinal samples before application.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	433-435
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Microbiological Methods
Volume	88
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mimet.2012.01.009
Publication status	Published - Mar 2012
Externally published	Yes

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SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation

Keywords

AllBac
Bacteroidetes
BacUni
Fecal pollution indicators
Genetic markers
Water quality

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Microbiology
Molecular Biology
Microbiology (medical)

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High abundance of genetic Bacteroidetes markers for total fecal pollution in pristine alpine soils suggests lack in specificity for feces

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