Comparison of sewage and animal fecal microbiomes by using oligotyping reveals potential human fecal indicators in multiple taxonomic groups

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 81, Issue 20, 2015, Pages 7023-7033

  Fisher, Jenny C ^a   Murat Eren, A ^b   Green, Hyatt C ^c   Shanks, Orin C ^d   Morrison, Hilary G ^b   Vineis, Joseph H ^b   Sogin, Mitchell L ^b   McLellan, Sandra L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^d U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; BIOLOGY; BIOMARKERS; GENES; POLLUTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA; TARGET TRACKING; WATER POLLUTION;

ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLE; FECAL POLLUTION; HUMAN FECAL POLLUTION; MICROBIAL SOURCE TRACKING; POPULATION STRUCTURES; SIGNATURE-BASED APPROACH; SOURCE TRACKING; TAXONOMIC GROUPS;

SEWAGE;

ANIMAL; BACTERIUM; BIOASSAY; BIOINDICATOR; BIOMARKER; GENE EXPRESSION; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; MICROORGANISM; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SEWAGE; TAXONOMY;

BRAZIL; SPAIN; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTEROIDALES; LACHNOSPIRACEAE;

BACTERIAL DNA; RIBOSOME DNA; RNA 16S; SEWAGE;

ANIMAL; BRAZIL; CHEMISTRY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA SEQUENCE; FECES; GENETICS; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROFLORA; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOLECULAR TYPING; PHYLOGENY; SEWAGE; SPAIN; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; FECES; HUMANS; MICROBIOTA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLECULAR TYPING; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEWAGE; SPAIN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84943338631     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01524-15     Document Type: Article

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