About the Authors
- Minna Tom
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Affiliation Environmental and Public Health Microbiology Lab (EPHM Lab), Department of Civil Engineering, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Tim D. Fletcher
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Affiliation Waterway Ecosystem Research Group, School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- David T. McCarthy
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* E-mail: david.mccarthy@monash.edu
Affiliation Environmental and Public Health Microbiology Lab (EPHM Lab), Department of Civil Engineering, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Competing Interests
Although this research was funded by Melbourne Water (a commercial source), the authors wish to declare no competing interests. This does not alter their adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: MT DM TF. Performed the experiments: MT. Analyzed the data: MT DM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MT DM TF. Wrote the paper: MT DM TF.