A tribal group consumed water from a nearby stream and many people and mysteriously multiple people become sick and suffer from pneumonia symptoms with fever. After about 2 weeks, some people develop complications and start to show symptoms of jaundice, liver damage, meningitis and renal failure. It was determined that the water source they have consumed was contaminated with dead animal and their waste. Which of the following is the most likely culprit?
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