Table 5 Prevalence of host-specific Bacteroidales marker genes from untreated spring water source to household stored water.

From: Distribution of host-specific Bacteriodales marker genes in water sources of selected rural areas of Vhembe District, South Africa

CLM

 

Wet season

Dry season

Frequency (no. of positive samples/no. of tested samples)

Host-associated Bacteroidales

Sampling site

Number of samples

BacHum

Cytb

Pig-2-Bac

BacCan

BacCow

BacHum

Cytb

Pig-2-Bac

BacCan

BacCow

 

n = 36

     

n = 36

    

Total n = 72

Spring

4

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

4 (100%)

4 (100%)

4 (100%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

2 (50%)

2 (50%)

3 (75%)

HH container-stored water

32

0(0%)

12 (37.5%)

20 (62.5%)

12 (37.5%)

12 (37.5%)

0 (0%)

9 (28.1%)

11 (34.4%)

8 (25%)

8 (25%)

TLM

 

n=40

     

n=40

    

Total n = 80

Spring

4

2 (50%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

4 (100%)

1 (25%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

2 (50%)

HH* (Container-stored water)

36

6 (16.7%)

6 (16.7%)

6 (16.7%)

2 (5.6%)

6 (16.7%)

5(13.9%)

24 (11.1%)

0 (0%)

2 (5.6%)

0 (0%)

  1. *HH: Household.