Publisher's Synopsis
Microbial contamination of drinking water and waterborne disease outbreaks continue to present a significant concern for the water industry. There is a need for pathogen detection methods that (1) incorporate sensitive detection and identification at the species/strain level, (2) have the ability to process many samples simultaneously, (3) involve minimal risk of false identification, (4) are adaptable, and (5) contain the capacity for some degree of automation. Molecular-based assays in high-throughput multi-well formats meet these requirements.