Search Results - "RAITH, Meredith"
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Droplet digital PCR for simultaneous quantification of general and human-associated fecal indicators for water quality assessment
Published in Water research (Oxford) (01-03-2015)“…Despite wide application to beach water monitoring and microbial source identification, results produced by quantitative PCR (qPCR) methods are subject to bias…”
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Testing of General and Human-Associated Fecal Contamination in Waters
Published in Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) (2018)“…qPCR has become increasingly popular for microbial water quality testing because it is faster, more specific, and more flexible than culture-based methods…”
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Regional Assessment of Human Fecal Contamination in Southern California Coastal Drainages
Published in International journal of environmental research and public health (04-08-2017)“…Host-associated genetic markers that allow for fecal source identification have been used extensively as a diagnostic tool to determine fecal sources within…”
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A Duplex Digital PCR Assay for Simultaneous Quantification of the Enterococcus spp. and the Human Fecal-associated HF183 Marker in Waters
Published in Journal of visualized experiments (09-03-2016)“…This manuscript describes a duplex digital PCR assay (EntHF183 dPCR) for simultaneous quantification of Enterococcus spp. and the human fecal-associated HF183…”
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Comparison of PCR and quantitative real-time PCR methods for the characterization of ruminant and cattle fecal pollution sources
Published in Water research (Oxford) (15-11-2013)“…The State of California has mandated the preparation of a guidance document on the application of fecal source identification methods for recreational water…”
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Bacteroidales terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism (TRFLP) for fecal source differentiation in comparison to and in combination with universal bacteria TRFLP
Published in Water research (Oxford) (15-11-2013)“…Terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism (TRFLP) is an attractive community analysis method for microbial source tracking (MST) because it is…”
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Evaluation of the repeatability and reproducibility of a suite of qPCR-based microbial source tracking methods
Published in Water research (Oxford) (15-11-2013)“…Many PCR-based methods for microbial source tracking (MST) have been developed and validated within individual research laboratories. Inter-laboratory…”
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Multi-laboratory evaluations of the performance of Catellicoccus marimammalium PCR assays developed to target gull fecal sources
Published in Water research (Oxford) (15-11-2013)“…Here we report results from a multi-laboratory (n = 11) evaluation of four different PCR methods targeting the 16S rRNA gene of Catellicoccus marimammalium…”
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Multi-laboratory survey of qPCR enterococci analysis method performance in U.S. coastal and inland surface waters
Published in Journal of microbiological methods (01-04-2016)“…Quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) has become a frequently used technique for quantifying enterococci in recreational surface waters, but there are…”
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Detection limits and cost comparisons of human- and gull-associated conventional and quantitative PCR assays in artificial and environmental waters
Published in Journal of environmental management (01-04-2014)“…Some molecular methods for tracking fecal pollution in environmental waters have both PCR and quantitative PCR (qPCR) assays available for use. To assist…”
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Phylogeny and species diversity of Gulf of California oysters (Ostreidae) inferred from mitochondrial DNA
Published 01-01-2013“…The Olympia oyster, Ostrea lurida Carpenter 1864, is the only native oyster on the west coast of the United States and is the focus of current restoration…”
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Phylogeny and species diversity of Gulf of California oysters (Ostreidae) inferred from mitochondrial DNA
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