

@article {16307,
	title = {{Distinguishing human from animal faecal contamination in water: A review}},
	journal = {New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research},
	volume = {32},
	number = {2},
	year = {1998},
	month = {jun},
	pages = {323{\textendash}348},
	publisher = {Taylor {\&} Francis Group},
	abstract = {Abstract Management of faecal contamination of water would be improved if sources could be accurately identified through water analysis. Human faeces are generally perceived as constituting a greater human health risk than animal faeces, but reliable epidemiological evidence is lacking. United States waterborne disease data suggest that human-specific enteric viruses account for over half the documented outbreaks. However, in New Zealand, where there is a high grazing animal:human ratio (increasing the relative importance of water-transmissible zoonoses), it seems prudent to assume that human and animal faecal pollution both constitute a risk to human health. Irrespective of the relative risks, the ability to identify sources would assist in overall management of microbial water quality. Faecal streptococci do not appear to provide reliable faecal source identification. Human and animal sources, respectively, maybe distinguishable by two tests on Bifidobacterium spp.{\textemdash}growth at 45{\textdegree}C in trypticase phytone y...},
	keywords = {Bacteriophages, Bacteroides fragilis, bifidobacteria, faecal source identifiers, faecal sterols, Faecal streptococci, fluorescent whitening agents, linear alkyl benzenes, Rhodococcus coprophilus, sodium tripolyphosphate},
	issn = {0028-8330},
	doi = {10.1080/00288330.1998.9516828},
	url = {http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00288330.1998.9516828},
	author = {Sinton, L. W. and Finlay, R. K. and Hannah, D. J.}
}
