Detection and Occurrence of Indicator Organisms and Pathogens

Abstract

This review summarizes some key literature published in 2013 that pertains to the detection and occurrence of pathogens and indicators of waterborne pathogens. Particular emphasis was placed on emerging detection methods that when fully developed may have an impact on the application of molecular tools to characterize the microbial quality of water. As such, this review is organized into the following topics: i) nucleic acids‐based detection methods, ii) sequencing‐based detection methods, iii) culturing combined to molecular methods, and iv) sample processing.