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. 2012 Sep;78(18):6423–6432. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00024-12

Table 4.

Frequency of samples positive for human-specific markers and adenoviruses for which concentrations in water met FIB regulatory standards

Beach Marker Frequency of detection in samples not exceeding regulatory standards for:
Enterococci (<104 CFU/ml) Fecal coliforms (<400 CFU/ml)
Doheny Adenovirus 0.44 0.78
H-Baca 0.36 0.60
HPyVsb 0.78 1.00
HPyVsc 0.80 1.00
M. smithii 0 0
Avalon Adenovirus NAd NA
H-Bac 0.62 0.76
HPyVsb 0.59 0.89
HPyVsc 0.57 0.81
M. smithii 1.00 1.00
a

H-Bac, human-associated Bacteroides marker.

b

HPyVs, human polyomaviruses detected by PCR.

c

HPyVs, human polyomaviruses detected by qPCR.

d

NA, marker was not detected in any samples.