CFU	Colony forming units
CI	Confidence interval
FIB	Faecal indicator bacteria
GC	Genome copies
GI	Gastrointestinal illness
MST	Molecular source tracking
MPN	Most probable number
NGS	Next generation sequencing
PCR	Polymerase chain reaction
QMRA	Quantitative microbial risk assessment
STEC	Shiga toxin-forming Escherichia coli
WGS	Whole genome sequencing
WHO	World Health Organization