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Fecal indicator bacteria from environmental sources; strategies for identification to improve water quality monitoring by Devane, Megan L., Moriarty, Elaine, Weaver, Louise, Cookson, Adrian, Gilpin, Brent

“…•Naturalized fecal indicator bacteria (FIB) are confounding water quality monitoring.•There are two groups of naturalized FIB: 1) from environmental and 2)…”
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Fecal source tracking methods to elucidate critical sources of pathogens and contaminant microbial transport through New Zealand agricultural watersheds – A review by Devane, Megan L., Weaver, Louise, Singh, Shailesh K., Gilpin, Brent J.

“…In New Zealand, there is substantial potential for microbial contaminants from agricultural fecal sources to be transported into waterways. The flow and…”
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Relationships between chemical and microbial faecal source tracking markers in urban river water and sediments during and post-discharge of human sewage by Devane, Megan L., Moriarty, Elaine M., Robson, Beth, Lin, Susan, Wood, David, Webster-Brown, Jenny, Gilpin, Brent J.

“…This study explores the relationships between faecal source tracking (FST) markers (quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction (qPCR) markers and steroids),…”
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High-resolution genomic analysis to investigate the impact of the invasive brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) and other wildlife on microbial water quality assessments by Moinet, Marie, Rogers, Lynn, Biggs, Patrick, Marshall, Jonathan, Muirhead, Richard, Devane, Megan, Stott, Rebecca, Cookson, Adrian

“…Escherichia coli are routine indicators of fecal contamination in water quality assessments. Contrary to livestock and human activities, brushtail possums…”
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High-resolution genomic analysis to investigate the impact of the invasive brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) and other wildlife on microbial water quality assessments by Marie Moinet, Lynn Rogers, Patrick Biggs, Jonathan Marshall, Richard Muirhead, Megan Devane, Rebecca Stott, Adrian Cookson

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Development of a multiplex droplet digital PCR assay for simultaneous detection and quantification of Escherichia coli, E. marmotae, and E. ruysiae in water samples by Moinet, Marie, Collis, Rose M., Rogers, Lynn, Devane, Megan L., Biggs, Patrick J., Stott, Rebecca, Marshall, Jonathan, Muirhead, Richard, Cookson, Adrian L.

“…Escherichia coli are widely used by water quality managers as Fecal Indicator Bacteria, but current quantification methods do not differentiate them from…”
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Exploring the Bacterial Community in Aged Fecal Sources from Dairy Cows: Impacts on Fecal Source Tracking by Devane, Megan L, Taylor, William, Dupont, Pierre-Yves, Armstrong, Bridget, Weaver, Louise, Gilpin, Brent J

“…(1) Background: This paper discusses the impact of agricultural activities on stream health, particularly in relation to dairy cow fecal pollution. The study…”
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The impact of major earthquakes and subsequent sewage discharges on the microbial quality of water and sediments in an urban river by Devane, Megan L, Moriarty, Elaine M, Wood, David, Webster-Brown, Jenny, Gilpin, Brent J

“…A series of large earthquakes struck the city of Christchurch, New Zealand in 2010-2011. Major damage sustained by the sewerage infrastructure required direct…”
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Identifying avian sources of faecal contamination using sterol analysis by Devane, Megan L., Wood, David, Chappell, Andrew, Robson, Beth, Webster-Brown, Jenny, Gilpin, Brent J.

“…Discrimination of the source of faecal pollution in water bodies is an important step in the assessment and mitigation of public health risk. One tool for…”
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A PCR marker for detection in surface waters of faecal pollution derived from ducks by Devane, Megan L., Robson, Beth, Nourozi, Fariba, Scholes, Paula, Gilpin, Brent J.

“…Detection of the faecal pollution contribution from wildfowl is an important adjunct in determining the sources of faecal pollution in waterways. This is…”
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Identification of Multiple Subtypes of Campylobacter jejuni in Chicken Meat and the Impact on Source Attribution by Devane, Megan, Gilpin, Brent, Robson, Beth, Klena, John, Savill, Marion, Hudson, John

“…Most source attribution studies for Campylobacter use subtyping data based on single isolates from foods and environmental sources in an attempt to draw…”
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Evaluation of pepper mild mottle virus as an indicator of human faecal pollution in shellfish and growing waters by Gyawali, Pradip, Croucher, Dawn, Ahmed, Warish, Devane, Megan, Hewitt, Joanne

“…Bivalve molluscan shellfish grown in areas impacted by human faecal pollution are at risk of being contaminated with multiple enteric viruses. To minimise the…”
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Application of crAssphage, F-RNA phage and pepper mild mottle virus as indicators of human faecal and norovirus contamination in shellfish by Gyawali, Pradip, Devane, Megan, Scholes, Paula, Hewitt, Joanne

“…Shellfish growing waters contaminated with inadequately treated human wastewater is a major source of norovirus in shellfish and poses a significant human…”
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High-resolution genomic analysis to investigate the impact of the invasive brushtail possum by Moinet, Marie, Rogers, Lynn, Biggs, Patrick, Marshall, Jonathan, Muirhead, Richard, Devane, Megan, Stott, Rebecca, Cookson, Adrian

“…Escherichia coli are routine indicators of fecal contamination in water quality assessments. Contrary to livestock and human activities, brushtail possums…”
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Mobilization of Escherichia coli and fecal source markers from decomposing cowpats by Devane, Megan, Dupont, Pierre-Yves, Robson, Beth, Lin, Susan, Scholes, Paula, Wood, David, Weaver, Louise, Webster-Brown, Jenny, Gilpin, Brent

“…In rural environments, the sources of fecal contamination in freshwater environments are often diffuse and a mix of fresh and aged fecal sources. It is…”
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Metagenomic evaluation of bacteria in drinking water using full-length 16S rRNA amplicons by Taylor, William, Devane, Megan Louise, Russell, Kathryn, Lin, Susan, Roxburgh, Colin, Williamson, Judy, Gilpin, Brent John

“…and total coliforms are important tools for identifying potential faecal contamination in drinking water. However, metagenomics offers a powerful approach for…”
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Whole-Genome Sequencing and Virulome Analysis of Escherichia coli Isolated from New Zealand Environments of Contrasting Observed Land Use by Cookson, Adrian L, Marshall, Jonathan C, Biggs, Patrick J, Rogers, Lynn E, Collis, Rose M, Devane, Megan, Stott, Rebecca, Wilkinson, David A, Kamke, Janine, Brightwell, Gale

“…Generic Escherichia coli is commonly used as an indicator of fecal contamination to assess water quality and human health risk. Where measured E. coli…”
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Bacterial community shifts in decomposing cowpats and the subsequent impacts on fecal source indicators for water quality monitoring by Devane, Megan, Robson, Beth, Lin, Susan, Scholes, Paula, Wood, David, Weaver, Louise, Webster-Brown, Jenny, Gilpin, Brent

“…•Major bacterial community shifts were observed in decomposing cowpats.•Potential bacterial targets of fresh and aged bovine runoff were identified.•104E…”
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Draft genome sequences of Escherichia spp. isolates from New Zealand environmental sources by Biggs, Patrick J, Moinet, Marie, Rogers, Lynn E, Devane, Megan, Muirhead, Richard, Stott, Rebecca, Marshall, Jonathann C, Cookson, Adrian L

“…is often used as a fecal indicator bacterium for water quality monitoring. We report the draft genome sequences of 500 isolates including newly described…”
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The impact of major earthquakes and subsequent sewage discharges on the microbial quality of water and sediments in an urban river by DEVANE, Megan L, MORIARTY, Elaine M, WOOD, David, WEBSTER-BROWN, Jenny, GILPIN, Brent J

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