About the Authors

Christelle Schang

Affiliation Environmental and Public Health Microbiology Laboratory (EPHM Lab), Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia

Rebekah Henry

Affiliation Environmental and Public Health Microbiology Laboratory (EPHM Lab), Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia

Peter A. Kolotelo

Affiliation Environmental and Public Health Microbiology Laboratory (EPHM Lab), Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia

Toby Prosser

Affiliation Melbourne Water, Docklands, Victoria, Australia

Nick Crosbie

Affiliation Melbourne Water, Docklands, Victoria, Australia

Trish Grant

Affiliation Melbourne Water, Docklands, Victoria, Australia

Darren Cottam

Affiliation Environment Protection Authority Victoria, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Peter O’Brien

Affiliation Mornington Peninsula Shire, Rosebud, Victoria, Australia

Scott Coutts

Affiliation Micromon, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia

Ana Deletic

Affiliation Environmental and Public Health Microbiology Laboratory (EPHM Lab), Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia

David T. McCarthy

david.mccarthy@monash.edu

Affiliation Environmental and Public Health Microbiology Laboratory (EPHM Lab), Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia

Competing Interests

The commercial affiliation of Melbourne Water, ENDETEC™, and Micromon does not present any competing interest that could interfere with the full and objective presentation, peer-review, editorial decision making, or publication of this research article submitted to PLOS ONE. This does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CS RH PAK TP NC TG DC PO AD DTM. Performed the experiments: CS RH PAK SC DTM. Analyzed the data: CS RH PAK NC SC DTM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: TP NC DC PO AD DTM. Wrote the paper: CS RH PAK TP NC TG DC PO SC AD DTM.