OCCURENCE OF ALTERNATIVE FECAL INDICATORS AND ENTERIC VIRUSES IN MICHIGAN RIVERS

Assessment of the microbiological water-quality by the research of traditional (fecal coliforms) and alternative (E. coli, enterococci, and coliphages) indicators and enteric viruses in rivers of Michigan – Good efficiency of the genotypic and phenotypic characterization methods use to identify human and animal sources of contamination, but some improvement is requisite.