Methods and compositions for identification of source of microbial contamination in a sample

US9725770B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The Regents of the University of California · US

Inventors

• Gary L. Andersen · Berkeley, US
• Eric A. Dubinsky · Berkeley, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 6, 2013
• Grant date: Aug 8, 2017
• Expiry date: May 10, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C07H21/00
• WIPO field: Organic fine chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

Herein are described 1058 different bacterial taxa that were unique to either human, grazing mammal, or bird fecal wastes. These identified taxa can serve as specific identifier taxa for these sources in environmental waters. Two field tests in marine waters demonstrate the capacity of phylogenetic microarray analysis to track multiple sources with one test.