Enterococci are common, commensal members of gut communities in mammals and birds,
yet they are also opportunistic pathogens that cause millions of human and animal infections …

In tropical to temperate environments, fecal indicator bacteria (FIB), such as enterococci and
Escherichia coli, can persist and potentially multiply, far removed from their natural reservoir …

Although water constitutes 71% of the earth's surface, only 0.3% of it is available as fresh
water for human use. Moreover, the quality of fresh water in ground and surface systems is …

Escherichia coli is naturally present in the intestinal tracts of warm-blooded animals. Since
E. coli is released into the environment through deposition of fecal material, this bacterium is …

Fecal coliforms and enterococci are indicator organisms used worldwide to monitor water
quality. These bacteria are used in microbial source tracking (MST) studies, which attempt to …

The release of untreated sewage introduces non‐indigenous microbial populations of
uncertain composition into surface waters. We used massively parallel 454 pyrosequencing …

The importance of wild birds as potential vectors of disease has received recent renewed
empirical interest, especially regarding human health. Understanding the spread of bacterial …

It has been known for some time that substantial populations of fecal coliforms and E. coli
are harbored in freshwater bottom sediments, bank soils, and beach sands. However, the …

Climate change and land use change can affect multiple infectious diseases of humans,
acting either independently or synergistically. Expanded efforts in empiric and future …

The South Nation River basin in eastern Ontario, Canada is characterized by mixed
agriculture. Over 1600 water samples were collected on a bi-weekly basis from up to 24 …