Fecal Contributors to an Urbanized Estuary Identified by a Multi-Species qPCR Approach
Penny Demetriades, Ania Brown, Jessica L. Jones, Sinéad M. Ní Chadhain, Ruth H. Carmichael, Brandi Kiel Reese
This study uses multi-species qPCR to identify human and animal fecal sources in Mobile Bay, finding human waste as a major contributor.
bioRxiv · Oct 10, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology