Windell L. Rivera

Quantification of host-associated fecal markers in the Seven Crater Lakes of San Pablo, Laguna, Philippines through library-independent microbial source tracking

Freshwater lakes in tropical regions are increasingly threatened by fecal contamination from agricultural and domestic sources, necessitating precise tools for source identification and water quality management. This study evaluated and applied three host-associated microbial sou...

Culturable Leptospira spp. exhibit no detectable spatial or matrix-associated structuring in Estero de Paco, Manila, Philippines

Leptospirosis is a globally important zoonotic disease that remains a major public health concern, particularly in tropical urban environments where flooding, inadequate sanitation, and high population density facilitate transmission. Despite its burden, the ecological and evolut...