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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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A PCR marker for detection in surface waters of faecal pollution derived from ducks: Identifying sources of fecal pollution by DEVANE, Megan L, ROBSON, Beth, NOUROZI, Fariba, SCHOLES, Paula, GILPIN, Brent J

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