Table 1.

Concentration for pathogens and faecal bacteria in stools

Microorganism	Concentration g−1 ml−1	Reference
Coliforms	107–109	Haas et al. (2014)
Faecal coliforms	106–109	Haas et al. (2014)
Escherichia coli
Salmonella	104–1010	Haas et al. (2014)
Campylobacter jujeni
E. coli 0157:H7
Shigella	105–109	Haas et al. (2014)
Enterovirus	103–108	Pepper et al. (2014)
Hepatitis A	108	Pepper et al. (2014)
Rotavirus	1010–1012	Pepper et al. (2014)
Norovirus	1010–1012	Pepper et al. (2014)
Adenovirus	1011	Haas et al. (2014)
SARS‐CoV‐2	101–103	Xiao et al. (2020)
Cryptosporidium	106–107	Pepper et al. (2014)
Giardia	101–106	GWPP (2020)
Ascaris	104–105	Haas et al. (2014)