Microbial source tracking of human and animal fecal contamination in Ecuadorian households
Kelsey J. Jesser, Viviana Albán, Aldo E. Lobos, Javier F. Gallard-Gongora, Gabriel A. Trueba, Gwenyth O. Lee, Joseph N. S. Eisenberg, Valerie J. Harwood, Karen Lévy
The paper uses microbial source tracking markers to identify human and animal fecal contamination in Ecuadorian households, finding that caregiver hand contamination is linked to child contamination.
Applied and Environmental Microbiology · Dec 17, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology