Comparison of Four Polymerase Chain Reaction Methods for the Rapid Detection of Human Fecal Pollution in Marine and Inland Waters

Figure 1

PCR results from water extracts used for various methods. Lane 1: 100 bp DNA ladder, Lane 2: B. Adolescentis positive control, Lane 3: negative control, Lane 4: Matsuki et al. [16], Lane 5: Bonjoch et al. [12]; first round, Lane 6: Bonjoch et al. [12]. Second round, Lane 7: King et al. [10]. First round, Lane 8: King et al. [10]; second round, Lane 9: Layton et al. [7], Lane 10: Layton et al. negative control, Lane 11: 100 bp DNA ladder.