Identification of Human and Animal Fecal Contamination in Drinking Water Sources in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, Using Host-Associated <i>Bacteroidales</i> Quantitative PCR Assays

Identification of Human and Animal Fecal Contamination in Drinking Water Sources in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, Using Host-Associated <i>Bacteroidales</i> Quantitative PCR Assays

This study identified the sources of fecal contamination in the groundwater of different land covers. A total of 300 groundwater samples were collected in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, in the dry (<i>n =</i> 152) and wet (<i>n =</i> 148) seasons of 2016. Fecal indicator bacter...

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Main Authors: Bikash Malla, Rajani Ghaju Shrestha, Sarmila Tandukar, Dinesh Bhandari, Daisuke Inoue, Kazunari Sei, Yasuhiro Tanaka, Jeevan B. Sherchand, Eiji Haramoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-12-01
Series:Water
Subjects:
drinking water source
fecal contamination
land cover
microbial source tracking
water quality
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/10/12/1796

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