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Performance characteristics of qPCR assays targeting human- and ruminant-associated bacteroidetes for microbial source tracking across sixteen countries on six continents.

ABSTRACT: Numerous quantitative PCR assays for microbial fecal source tracking (MST) have been developed and evaluated in recent years. Widespread application has been hindered by a lack of knowledge regarding the geographical stability and hence applicability of such methods beyond the regional level. This study assessed the performance of five previously reported quantitative PCR assays targeting human-, cattle-, or ruminant-associated Bacteroidetes populations on 280 human and animal fecal samples from 16 countries across six continents. The tested cattle-associated markers were shown to be ruminant-associated. The quantitative distributions of marker concentrations in target and nontarget samples proved to be essential for the assessment of assay performance and were used to establish a new metric for quantitative source-specificity. In general, this study demonstrates that stable target populations required for marker-based MST occur around the globe. Ruminant-associated marker concentrations were strongly correlated with total intestinal Bacteroidetes populations and with each other, indicating that the detected ruminant-associated populations seem to be part of the intestinal core microbiome of ruminants worldwide. Consequently tested ruminant-targeted assays appear to be suitable quantitative MST tools beyond the regional level while the targeted human-associated populations seem to be less prevalent and stable, suggesting potential for improvements in human-targeted methods.

SUBMITTER: Reischer GH

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3737603 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Performance characteristics of qPCR assays targeting human- and ruminant-associated bacteroidetes for microbial source tracking across sixteen countries on six continents.

Reischer Georg H GH Ebdon James E JE Bauer Johanna M JM Schuster Nathalie N Ahmed Warish W Aström Johan J Blanch Anicet R AR Blöschl Günter G Byamukama Denis D Coakley Tricia T Ferguson Christobel C Goshu Goraw G Ko Gwangpyo G de Roda Husman Ana Maria AM Mushi Douglas D Poma Ramiro R Pradhan Bandana B Rajal Veronica V Schade Margit A MA Sommer Regina R Taylor Huw H Toth Erika M EM Vrajmasu Virgil V Wuertz Stefan S Mach Robert L RL Farnleitner Andreas H AH

Environmental science & technology 20130710 15

Numerous quantitative PCR assays for microbial fecal source tracking (MST) have been developed and evaluated in recent years. Widespread application has been hindered by a lack of knowledge regarding the geographical stability and hence applicability of such methods beyond the regional level. This study assessed the performance of five previously reported quantitative PCR assays targeting human-, cattle-, or ruminant-associated Bacteroidetes populations on 280 human and animal fecal samples from ...[more]

PMID: 23755882

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Performance characteristics of qPCR assays targeting human- and ruminant-associated bacteroidetes for microbial source tracking across sixteen countries on six continents.

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Performance characteristics of qPCR assays targeting human- and ruminant-associated bacteroidetes for microbial source tracking across sixteen countries on six continents.

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