Fecal Water Content
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Isolation of Fecal Bacteria from Water Samples by Filtration
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2023
Source: Laboratories of Dr. Ian Pepper and Dr. Charles Gerba - The University of Arizona Demonstrating Author: Luisa Ikner The quality of water destined for use in agricultural, recreational, and domestic settings is of great importance due to the potential for outbreaks of waterborne disease. Microbial agents implicated in such events include parasites, bacteria, and viruses that are shed in high numbers in the feces of infected people and animals. Transmission to new and susceptible hosts may...
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A Duplex Digital PCR Assay for Simultaneous Quantification of the Enterococcus spp. and the Human Fecal-associated HF183 Marker in Waters
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2016
This manuscript describes a duplex digital PCR assay that can be used to simultaneously quantify Enterococcus spp. and the HF183 genetic markers as indicators of general and human-associated fecal contamination in recreational waters.
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Body Water Content and Fluid Compartments
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2024
Life's biochemical processes occur within aqueous solutions. Solutes are substances that are dissolved within these solutions. The human body contains a variety of solutes, which can differ across various body parts. These can encompass proteins—such as those responsible for clotting and carbohydrate transport—as well as electrolytes. In medicine, an electrolyte is often described as a mineral ion derived from a salt possessing an electric charge. Examples include sodium ions (Na+) and chloride...
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Quantification of Clostridium difficile in Fecal Samples from an Infected Mouse Model
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2026
Source: Winston, J. A. et al. Cefoperazone-treated Mouse Model of Clinically-relevant Clostridium difficile Strain R20291. J. Vis. Exp. (2016)This video demonstrates the quantification of Clostridium difficile in fecal samples from an infected mouse model using selective culture techniques. It outlines the procedures for sample collection, anaerobic processing, serial dilution, and colony enumeration to assess bacterial colonization and host-pathogen interactions.
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Water Quality Analysis via Indicator Organisms
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2023
Source: Laboratories of Dr. Ian Pepper and Dr. Charles Gerba -The University of Arizona Demonstrating Author: Luisa Ikner Water quality analysis monitors anthropogenic influences such as pollutants, nutrients, pathogens, and any other constituent that can impact the water’s integrity as a resource. Fecal contamination contributes microbial pathogens that threaten plant, animal, and human health with disease or illness. Increasing water demands and strict quality standards require that water...
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Fecal water content changes when the amount of fluid entering the gastrointestinal tract differs from the amount removed through intestinal absorption or secretion. As contents pass through the colon, this balance determines how much water remains in stool. Measuring the resulting variation can therefore help characterize changes in intestinal handling of fluid rather than stool consistency alone.
The colon is a key site where intestinal contents undergo changes in water content as they move forward. Altered transit can change the opportunity for water absorption or secretion, producing differences in stool composition. Consequently, fecal water content can provide context when investigating intestinal transit problems, especially when bowel patterns suggest constipation or diarrhea.
A shift in fecal water content may accompany changes in bowel function, including patterns associated with constipation or diarrhea. The measurement does not by itself identify a single cause, because intestinal absorption, secretion, transit, diet, medications, microbial activity, and disease-related changes may all influence stool composition. Its value lies in supporting broader clinical evaluation.
Fecal water content contributes to the evaluation of hydration status by showing how much water remains in stool after gastrointestinal contents have undergone intestinal handling. It should be interpreted alongside the wider clinical context rather than treated as an isolated indicator. In this role, the measure helps connect stool composition with fluid-related changes relevant to medicine.
Researchers can use fecal water content to compare how dietary changes or medications influence stool composition and intestinal function. Differences between observations may indicate altered fluid handling as contents move through the colon. This makes the measure useful for examining treatment effects and for relating changes in bowel function to specific exposures without relying only on subjective descriptions of stool consistency.
In gastrointestinal research, fecal water content helps link stool composition with microbial activity and disease-related changes. Investigators can compare measurements across conditions or treatments to explore mechanisms underlying altered bowel function. Because the measure reflects the combined effects of fluid movement, absorption, secretion, and intestinal contents, it provides a useful outcome for studying complex gastrointestinal changes.