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Organism name <br />Type of <br />Microbe <br />Example of common symptoms in humans caused <br />by an infection with the microbe <br />Norovirus <br />GI; Gil <br />Virus <br />Gastrointestinal <br />Pepper mild mottle <br />virus <br />Virus <br />Plant pathogen used for tracking. <br />Rotavirus <br />NSP3; VP7 <br />Virus <br />Gastrointestinal <br />Bacteriodales-like <br />Hum M2 <br />Bacteria <br />A marker for the presence of human sewage <br />Campylobacter <br />jejuni <br />Bacteria <br />Gastrointestinal <br />Enterohemorrhagic <br />Escherichia coli <br />Bacteria <br />Gastrointestinal, Kidney <br />Legionella <br />Bacteria <br />Respiratory <br />Salmonella <br />Bacteria <br />Gastrointestinal <br />Cryptosporidium <br />Protozoa <br />Gastrointestinal <br />Giardia lamblia <br />Protozoa <br />Gastrointestinal <br />Results <br />Analyses were done with a technique called quantitative polymerase chain reaction (gPCR) and by <br />growing bacteria on culture plates in the lab. <br />The gPCR tests detect pieces of microbial genetic material that indicate the presence of the microbe, <br />or at least parts of it. Genetic material detected by gPCR included adenovirus A, avian influenza, <br />Bacteriodales, Escherichia coli, legionella. Water samples from the pond and from the sprinkler head <br />showed detections of adenovirus A, Bacteriodales, Cryptosporidium, Legionella, and rotavirus. <br />Concentration ranges are displayed in Table 1 and Table 2. Although genetic material was detected, <br />we do not know if the actual microbes are present or are capable of causing an infection or illness in <br />people. <br />101 <br />