Microbial Source Tracking for Selected Waterbodies within Hillsborough County Compiled Data

This dataset contains all microbial data collected (February 2023-January 2025) for the Microbial Source Tracking for Selected Waterbodies within Hillsborough County project. This includes measurements of concentrations of fecal indicator bacteria (Escherichia coli and enterococci) and microbial source tracking markers (HF183, GenBac, GFD, and Rum2Bac), and detections of culturable E. coli that carry the sewage-associated H8 gene. Surface water was sampled in three different water bodies (the Alafia River, Buckhorn Creek, and Rice Creek) on a monthly basis. Environmental data including precipitation is included in the datasheet.