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Unsuitability of Quantitative Bacteroidales 16S rRNA Gene Assays for Discerning Fecal Contamination of Drinking Water

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APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
Volume 76, Issue 14, Pages 4876-4881

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AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.03090-09

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Bacteroidales species were detected in (tap) water samples from treatment plants with three different PCR assays. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis indicated that the sequences had an environmental rather than fecal origin. We conclude that assays for Bacteroidales 16S rRNA genes are not specific enough to discern fecal contamination of drinking water in the Netherlands.

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