Comparison of Molecular Markers to Detect Fresh Sewage in Environmental Waters (2009)
Ahmed, W, Goontilleke, A, Powell, D, Chauhan, K, Gardner, T
Human-specific Bacteroides HF183 (HS-HF183), human-specific E. faecium esp (HS-esp), human-specific adenoviruses (HS-AVs) and human-specific polyomaviruses (HS-PVs) assays were evaluated in...
Evaluation of Bacteroides markers for the detection of human faecal pollution (2008)
Ahmed, W, Stewart, J, Powell, D, Gardner, T
Aims: This paper reports on the results of a study aimed at evaluating the specificity and sensitivity of human-specific HF183 and HF134 Bacteroides markers in various host groups and their utility...
Ahmed, W, Stewart, J, Gardner, T, Powell, D
A real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay using SYBR Green I dye was developed to quantify the Enterococcus faecium enterococci surface protein (esp) marker in sewage (n = 16) and...
Ahmed, W, Stewart, J, Powell, D, Gardner, T
The suitability of the enterococci surface protein (esp) marker to detect human fecal pollution was evaluated by testing 197 fecal samples from 13 host groups in Southeast Queensland, Australia....
Ahmed, W, Powell, D, Goonetilleke, A, Gardner, T
Multiple host-specific molecular markers were used to detect the sources of faecal pollution in a mixed land use non-sewered catchment in Southeast Queensland, Australia. These markers included...
Identifying Human-Sourced Stormwater Contamination in Three South-East Queensland Catchments (2007)
Steward, J, Ahmed, W, Gardner, T, Brooks, P R, Katouli, M, Tindale, N W, ...
This paper reports on the results of a study aimed at identifying the presence or absence of humansourced faecal material in stormflows from three urbanised non-sewered catchments in South-East...
Ahmed, W, Stewart, J, Gardner, T, Powell, D, Brooks, P R, Sullivan, D, ...
Library-dependent (LD) (biochemical fingerprinting of Escherichia coli and enterococci) and library-independent (LI) (PCR detection of human-specific biomarkers) methods were used to detect human...
Beal, CD, Gardner, T, Rassam, DW, Vieritz, AM, Menzies, NW
The treatment and hydraulic mechanisms in a septic tank-soil absorption system ( SAS) are highly influenced by the clogging layer or biomat zone which develops on bottom and lower sidewall surfaces...
Pathogen monitoring of treated sewage effluent for potential irrigation reuse (1997)
Gardner, T., Chinivasagam, N., Thomas R., Barry, G., Rao, A., Green, P., ...
Ahmed, W., Huygens, F., Goonetilleke, A., Gardner, T.
In this study, the microbiological quality of roof-harvested rainwater was assessed by monitoring the concentrations of Escherichia coli, enterococci, Clostridium perfringens, and Bacteroides spp. in...